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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
Early in the thread a couple of teachers wrote that they are not looking for higher compensation, but a decrease in class size.
It is the union raisin the issue of compensation, and in my opinion that is a losing tactic for everyone, unless it is a smokescreen to make the class size issue more palatable to the government.
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Trust me, smaller class sizes is not a cave in by the union. A reduction in class size means an increase in teachers. Massive bill for the government. Tax payers.
Highest paid teachers in the country.
Teachers union is ignoring the economy. Well they are not by not asking for raises, asking for more teachers is ignoring the economic climate.
Hey I don't blame them. We should be talking about wage rollbacks, and cuts. They took a good road.
I mean seriously does the economy crashing make for smaller class sizes? People leaving the province tend to take their kids with them. As such smaller class sizes. Already happening.
When a teacher does something extra at their job they are a god. I do that at work and get ignored. Saved the company $30000, still get ignored. Don't get me wrong, bosses love me, no reward for the extra work.
A teacher puts in extra work and they should be praised. Its different you say?
I ran a business years ago making contact lenses. Custom lenses. Walmart does not do this. The most difficult patients. As in they are pretty much blind.
Lost my shirt in the industry because I gave a damn. Make a pair of lenses and charge $60. Then spend two weeks working one on one with the patients, blow through all profit in a day. On my dime.
I made blind people see for the first time. So many times I can not count.
I got killed in the industry.
Teachers bitch though. We need more, we need more.
Don't get me wrong I have known some amazing teachers. 1 in 10. Those one in ten I would love to fund. The rest of them. Dead weight and lucky to have jobs.
So many teachers teach because they can not succeed in industry. Yet we are paying these people who cant make a living doing what they were trained for to teach our kids. Then we compensate them more than industry standards.
I apologize to the one in ten teacher. I applaud your efforts. The other 9 out of 10 need a wake up call. No worries though, union job. You still have a job and its not based off performance.
I am seriously thinking of taking a teaching gig. It is so awful, the financial rewards and security is amazing.