Please dont get me wrong and send me hate mail or threaten my dog. I think teachers are wonderful people who do a great job(most of them) and dont get recognized enough and some dont get paid enough. Its not easy to deal with children all day everyday lord knows this is why we parents send them out of our house at the tender age of 5.
This is not a personal attack against any or all teachers. This is reality!
Our dist is in trouble. Just like many across the country. The current board did not cause this problem. The board of about 10 years ago did. This board is trying to fix the mess during a time when the economy has tanked. Period!
Now teachers are being asked to make sacrifices to save the jobs of their fellow teachers and they are saying no. Wait? What? Teachers are being offered several options to save the jobs of their fellow teachers and keep a higher level of learning in the classrooms and they are saying no! WTF Are you kidding me?
Why does it feel like they are stamping their feet whining NO! Hey guys, welcome to the real world. You negotiate pay raises over time. My husband didnt get a raise for almost two years while working for a huge insurance company. TWO Years people. He never had the option to go to his boss or his bosses boss and threaten to strike if he didn't get a raise. he would have been FIRED people!
Welcome to the real world teachers. I dont know why teachers feel that they are above the crappy economy. They can't be touched. The world if falling down around them, schools are falling apart, money is no where to be seen, but 'DONT TOUCH THE TEACHERS, THEY ARE SPECIAL'.
My hubby left crappy job, got another job, left there quickly after threats of layoffs, went to huge credit card company, got laid off. He was never given an option. Was never offered anything. He was handed a box with his personal items form his desk in it and escorted off the property. With about 500 other employees that day!
Welcome to the real world. I dont wish a layoff on anyone. Its scary, very very scary, (see earlier blogs). But in today's world, its part of life. How dare you sit there and throw a hissy fit in the middle of a meeting at the board, or get all teary eyed because you are on the list.
Did anyone hand you your box of stuff and escort you out the door? Are you still getting paid? Do you currently still have a job? Are you heading to unemployment feeling like a low life scum, standing in line with scary looking people and heads of former companies? NO?? Then shut the hell up and grow up. There are three options on the table. Pick one!
If you truely wont vote for a pay freeze or a rollback on your last raise to save you fellow teacher, but will in turn cry and sob when they leave, shame on you!
Life is about making sacrifices, not standing up on your pretty little pedestal looking down at those suffering while singing 'you cant touch me, i'm a teacher, i'm special'.
I know this is an old post, but it could apply to today's situation. I work for a school district and was telling someone that instead of laying so many teachers off, how about everyone take a 3% cut, across the board? I know it sucks, but I would do it in a heartbeat to save someone else's job.
ReplyDeleteI emailed our principal yesterday and told him that if it comes down to them cutting a position, I would be happy to job share my position so someone could at least stay part time and get health insurance.
I completely agree with your post. No other industry (other than the governement) can piss, whine and moan about their jobs and get away with it! I'm just thankful to have my job right now. I'm sure not going to complain!!