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To: GST who wrote (243973)	4/13/2010 2:46:28 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

being a teacher isn't "rising to the top" of government. your comparison is apples to oranges. your daughter is very fortunate to have a good teacher. 10s of millions of students aren't so lucky.

To: GST who wrote (243973)	4/13/2010 2:53:05 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Governor Christie on Death Threats, the Teachers Union, and New Jersey's Budget Crisis globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Governor Christie is calling for the firing of the Teachers' Union official who sought for prayers Christie's death. Christie was discussing death threats and other items on CNBC. ...

To: GST who wrote (243973)	4/13/2010 3:00:23 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Huh? Rising to the top in gov`t means Sarah Palin, Barney frank, Obama, Bush etc What does that have to do with teachers?

To: GST who wrote (243973)	4/13/2010 3:01:04 PM
From: BWAC	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 306849

<My daughter's education is the most priceless thing in my life -- and I am so blessed to have a well educated, loving, dedicated government employee to help give here the best possible start in life.> Hope you are not in NC then. School systems here are laying off about 10% of the teachers and increasing class sizes. You would be seeing a 1st grade class go from 20 kids to 25 kids. Oh and take away the full time teacher assistant in lower grades K-2. Making them split the assistant time between two rooms. Not hiring new teachers, replacing them with unskilled (no teacher background) Teach for America plants with privately paid sponsors. All in an effort to cut costs. Probably about to renege on National Board Certification pay increases. Cutting out middle school sports. Cutting out library budgets. Eliminating Advanced learner classes and program. Cut those costs! No child left educated. Throw in no years of experience based salary increase for the second year in a row. Throw in about 4 days of mandatory unpaid furlough. Throw in the elimination of local supplement pay. Throw in empty supply closets and supplies being paid for by the teacher. State budgets are in shambles. And education is going to suffer badly. Even closing down, eliminating hours at public libraries here in NC. Crazy stuff. Oh and for anyone who says Teachers only work a soft schedule? Saw 4 of them last night at their kids little league game. Grading papers. 8pm at night. Sitting on the bleachers grading papers, and trying to spend time watching their own kid. Why were they working at 8pm? Cause all of the planning days and time during hours has been eliminated along with the assistants. Teachers can't stay in the classroom because they have bus duty an hour or more before school starts, cause they have bus duty and hour or so after school ends, countless administrative meetings after and before the bus duty, and lunch 30 minutes consists of looking after somebodies whiny sick kid in the lunchroom most everyday. Add in some parent/teacher conferences and some late evening school activities designed to help parents help thier kids learn. Of course about 2/10 parents attend and both of them fiddle crap around with their cellphone texting nonsense the whole time.

To: GST who wrote (243973)	4/13/2010 3:21:43 PM
From: Logain Ablar	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

Wait till she progresses up the ladder. My daughter is in 4th grade. The 1st and 3rd grade teachers were good, 2nd grade was worthless (the kids had to teach them selves) and the 4th grade is mediocre at best (I'm cuttng her some slack as she missed the 1st half of the year with maternity leave). To show how dedicated she is to her students about 4 weeks ago she the took a friday sick day for a 3 day weekend with her girlfriends and then missed Monday as she was tired from the partying (to show her intelligence level she talked about it so the parents knew what happened). The 4th grade permanent sub for the 1st half was the best of all of them as she's hungry for a job and did a very good job. So right now our experience (in one of the top 20 systems in the state) is 50%.

To: GST who wrote (243973)	4/13/2010 8:59:04 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

You are lucky, and probably live in an area with good schools? And btw, after raising 2 sons who went through the public school system, I have to say the kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade teachers are, for the most part, very good. Your child may love learning and also "gets" it. Let me convey an experience I hope you and your family doesn't have to experience. My oldest son's 5th grade teacher moonlighted as a dem lobbyist. Unbeknown to me, a very good friend was the aid in her classroom. This "teacher" spent most of her day in her private office off of the classroom on the phone with people in high govt positions lobbying for the NEA. My friend, the aid, was left to do most of the lessons and not only did my son suffer as a result, the whole class suffered. She was finally outed and told to clean up her act. Instead of cleaning up her act, she chose to retire. There are good teachers. There are bad teachers, and there are mediocre teachers. Keep your eyes and ears open and don't assume they are all as good as your daughter's current teacher.