Good post, Herknav. I’m trying to interpret your screen name. Were you a Herc driver in the US Navy, or a navigator on a C-130 in the USAF?

I taught in two public colleges in CA, was a member of two teacher's unions (not my choice), still get monthly emails from them.

From my experience, teacher's unions in CA have three goals, all under the guise of a better education "for the children".

First, higher wages and benefits for union members. Second, staunchly promote the liberal/socialist agenda. Third, eliminate competition (such as charter schools).

I am not a big fan of unions. My dad had a MS in Chem, worked in a critical lab position. But due to power maneuvering, his position was made union. He got a formal rebuke from the union boss, as he made recommendation to improve operations, that would reduce the headcount of union members in the lab.

I was in a union working half-time for a national grocery chain during college. We went on strike, was on the picket line, the union boss drove up to cheer us on, in his brand new, union owned, luxury car. A few weeks later back to work, I got my notice from the union boss of my post-strike union "assessment". I asked him for audited financial statements of union funds, to see how "my" money is spent. I never got the statements.

I apologize, I sort of got off topic from TMats original discussion, but there is a sense of "Huh?" about it all. My wife has to tread lightly the first week of school these last few years because she has students that "gender identify" differently than is obvious. It takes a little time for her to figure out what's what without offending someone.

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Originally posted by Flash-LB:

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Originally posted by neverfollow:
Here is her schedule:
7:00-7:30 Team meeting with staff
7:30-3:30 On-line teaching to 7 different classes
3:30-5:00 Office hours and tutoring to kids in need
5:00-6:00 Office hours for parents who need help with homework.
A long, day with little time away from the computer.

You know, she must work at a totally different type of school than I've ever been around.

I've spent the last 40 years in 2 different states living within 1/4 mile of two different schools and so I go by their parking lots all the time, 5 days a week.

The teachers parking lots are empty until around 7:30AM and they're not full until around 8AM or so.

By 4:00PM, the lots are empty and the only cars left are the maintenance workers.

Maybe she could get a job teaching at a school where they put in less hours.

Unfortunately, the job doesn’t stop when you go home. Most of the Extra help and parent counseling happens during “off hours”. Grading, prepping, entering grades, common planning, lesson plans and a ton of other things happen on weekends and evenings. After 27 years I am ready to retire. I use last names to address students, as I refuse to use the 73 different pronouns that my district has deemed necessary and relevant. My school emailed me that our school is closed due to COVID exposure as I am typing this response.

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Originally posted by BamaJeepster:
I saw this story today. Very much related, this idiocy has infected all of society.




https://twitter.com/ErikWemple.../1357807684674871297

I guess the old kids rhyme needs to be modified or canceled.

"Sticks and stones can break my bones and even words can kill me."

So, if I have this right, the school kids were on a trip to Peru?

I guess the parents aren't too bright, nor are the school leadership who allowed such to happen. How about teaching those kids what the NEED to know to be successful in our country? You know, like how to read and do things without having their faces planted in their smartphones? I have 2 great granddaughters, one aged 5 the other 3. They both have their own smartphones.

Their mother is a school teacher. She says she spends more time reporting what normal day to day stuff happens in her class room than actually teaching the kids.

Frankly, I am waiting to see the massive vehicle pile-up here on Rt. 234 where the average speed of traffic is about 65. Speed limit is 55. About half the drivers have their faces planted in their smart phones.