Chicago teachers to go on strike

[LibertyEagle]

Chicago has 10% unemployment. I'm sure some of them are looking for teacher jobs.

This.

I would rarely give in to demands made through a strike.

 

[RonRules]

Reagan them.

 

[green73]

LOL, they're already the highest paid in the nation (76K) and they want a 30% increase?!

Just 15 percent of fourth graders are proficient in reading and only 56 percent of students who enter their freshman year of high school wind up graduating

Nice job, slobs.

 

[green73]

I believe it was John Taylor Gatto who said that teachers are the second dumbest of all professionals, administrators being #1.

 

[green73]

Reagan them.

What does this mean? Balloon their $700 million deficit even more?

 

[VoluntaryAmerican]

It's funny but these kids are most likely getting a better education right now surfing the internet.

Let the teachers strike! Who needs them.

 

[dbill27]

What does this mean? Balloon their $700 million deficit even more?

reagan fired all the federal airline workers when they went on strike, pretty badass move.

 

[jbauer]

guess it depends what they're googling

 

[RonRules]

What does this mean? Balloon their $700 million deficit even more?

By "Reagan them", I was referring to the 1981 air traffic controller strike.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12292.html

It was an extremely gutsy move, which defined Reagan forever. Nobody messed with him after that.

Emanuel will never do that.

 

[RonRules]

It's funny but these kids are most likely getting a better education right now surfing the internet.

Pay them to watch the Khan academy, passing the associated test and getting $1 per video passed. (I don't necessarily advocate paying students, but all I'm saying is that it would be a lot cheaper than paying $76K for each teacher.)

Pretty much all of K-12 is on there now: There's 3,300 videos and I guarantee you, if they passed all those videos, they would all ace the SAT.
http://www.khanacademy.org/

I use as an instant, on demand education when I need to refresh a concept in statistics.
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics

 

[donnay]

I wished they all go on strike! And if Ron Paul was president, he would fire the whole lot of them and get rid of the Department of Education.

I love this line:
(CBS/AP) CHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union announced Sunday night that it will go on strike Monday morning for the first time in 25 years after contract talks with the school district failed over issues including pay, benefits and job security.

Job security? You only get that when you become a politician, just goes to show you, teachers are so smart after all.

 

[fr33]

Since the US is ranked so low globally, its the students and parents that should be on strike.

Let these teachers strike forever. Somewhere a child isn't being brainwashed thanks to this.

 

[belian78]

Chicago will make a run at the deadliest city in the world, starting coincidentally the same time this strike starts. It's sad to say, but with the youth sequestered to the school system for 8 hours a day is the only thing keeping Chicago from completely coming undone at the seams.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Oh and I want a 16% raise over the next 4 years. Wages/GDP flat for a decade and they're bitching about ONLY 16%?

Rick Santelli from CNBC and the CME did an analysis... it's an initial 19.9% package increase. Like they think they are saving taxpayers money like the pricing of a gallon of gas.

The unions want double digit percentage increase in a severe recession... pretty stupid timing.

Now where's that old thread on the retirement costs for Illinois education administrators?

Hats Off to RPF AGAIN! http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...istrators-Salaries-and-Pensions-Illinois-2007

Top 100 School Administrators Salaries and Pensions - Illinois 2007

http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1023

The top 100 school administrators are owed over $800 million on pensions in Illinois for lackluster results.

Don't you wish you could get paid in the private sector this kind of money for superior skills than these bureaucrats have?

Welcome to the Chicago machine.
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[aGameOfThrones]

The union countered by asking for a 30 percent pay raise over two years, followed by a request for a 25 percent increase over two years. Just weeks ago, Lewis told delegates the union had adjusted its demand and was asking for a 19 percent pay raise in the contract's first year.

They're really thinking about the children.

 

[tttppp]

So you're saying that people shouldn't be allowed to take kids where they want? I'm in favor of the voucher system. Each student should be given $X/yr and the parents can send the kid where ever they feel the kid can do best at. (as long as such school meets some sort of educational standard)

Why not just get the government completely out of education? No regulation, no subsidies. I would just give tax breaks to companies who would provide free or affordable education to poor people.

 

[Anti Federalist]

The problem with vouchers, as I understand them, is that all schools would be required to accept them. Even private schools. And when they did, that would put them under control of federal government dictates.

Yes, this is a very valid concern and the huge problem I have with "vouchers".

 

[tttppp]

I wished they all go on strike! And if Ron Paul was president, he would fire the whole lot of them and get rid of the Department of Education.

I love this line:
(CBS/AP) CHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union announced Sunday night that it will go on strike Monday morning for the first time in 25 years after contract talks with the school district failed over issues including pay, benefits and job security.

Job security? You only get that when you become a politician, just goes to show you, teachers are so smart after all.

Job security is not a right. Nobody should have job securtiy. You do your job right or you don't have a job. Teachers already have the job security of most professional athletes. You can't fire them nomatter how much they suck.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Chicago will make a run at the deadliest city in the world, starting coincidentally the same time this strike starts. It's sad to say, but with the youth sequestered to the school system for 8 hours a day is the only thing keeping Chicago from completely coming undone at the seams.

That is exactly why I highlighted this in the OP:

while the school district and parents carry out plans for keeping nearly 400,000 students safe and occupied during the day in the nation's third largest school district. District officials plan to feed and monitor students at 144 schools throughout the city during the strike

That seemed to be the only concern, what to do with almost half a million prisoners, now that the screws are walking out.

There are few government institutions as bad as the compulsory school/prison system.

 

[ghengis86]

Pay them to watch the Khan academy, passing the associated test and getting $1 per video passed. (I don't necessarily advocate paying students, but all I'm saying is that it would be a lot cheaper than paying $76K for each teacher.)

Pretty much all of K-12 is on there now: There's 3,300 videos and I guarantee you, if they passed all those videos, they would all ace the SAT.
http://www.khanacademy.org/

I use as an instant, on demand education when I need to refresh a concept in statistics.
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics

Kahn Academy for the win!

The traditional, 8 hours in prison structure of government schools will fall into the dustbin of history. The only thing that is fighting to keep the failed model is the teacher's union(s). The writing is on the wall and they're going to suck whatever they can from the government (i.e. your taxes) on their way down.

Fuck the Chicago teacher's union.