res-That's the first time you've indicated such. In the past you have equated vouchers to the level of the Statue of Liberty.
Wrong flapjack, you simply haven't been reading with comprehension my dozens or so posts on the subject. It does make a nice Carville spin phrase though. So I'll give you credit for that at least.
Again, talk to a teacher sometime. I know many teachers. I'm married to a teacher. Ask them if they consider themselves "leftist union workers." They'll laugh in your face.
Your problem, Mike, is that you're long on extracting information from right-wing Web sites but short on talking to real people or taking real-life approaches to real-life problems.
Wrong assumption again and a red herring position. My wife doesn't belong to the teachers union like yours, but she does spend at least one day a week in the classroom. I'm also involved (mostly as an observer and cookie hand-out person) in the local PTA. Further, I speak to the wonderful teachers at our school on a regular basis. And I agree, teachers have their hands full. It's part of the structural problems I've addressed in the past. Far too many dollars get siphoned off by the bureaucratic process and don't go where they're most needed. That being the classroom and teacher salaries.
We also have a good friend who recently quit the teaching profession because of the systemic problems I've addressed. She tried to fail a 4th grader and the administration wouldn't let her do it. It was her last straw so she quit out of disgust. The system lost a wonderfully dedicated teacher because of the incompetence of the union leadership and administration who wouldn't go to bat for her.
Flapjack, you may believe your little world in Cincinnati reflects everything that happens in our society, but it doesn't. So the experiences you have, are limited, just as mine are limited. On the other hand, we do have access to a broad range of information via the internet, books and other sources. And it's pretty obvious to me practically the only thing you've read on the subject of vouchers comes from your wife's monthly NEA talking point newsletter.
So save your claptrap phrase, "I'm the only one who lives in the real world nonsense". That bird won't sing here. The song may play clearly at your next NEA union meeting, where petulant leaders think they're the only ones who truly understand the problems associated with public education, but it won't play here. Here, questions are probed, assumptions are challenged, and solutions can be debated and examined with an open mind.
Something you're clearly not up to the challenge of dealing with. |
