Showing posts with label Teachers Unions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teachers Unions. Show all posts

8/22/2013

CA Elementary to "Discontinue " Policy Which Forced Students to Kneel Before the Principal and Admins.

Posted by Brian

Who says the 'Nobility Class' doesn't exist? A Southern California elementary school Principal with an apparent 'Napoleon complex', appears to believe he belongs in it, forcing students to behave like subjects toward he and his fellow administrators.

Congratulation to the parents who stood up for their children's rights, and alerted other parents to this practice, forcing the school to halt this so-called "safety" measure.  Lets be clear: This is not a safety measure, but behavior modification of our youth, teaching them at a young age to be compliant towards officials.

What is also disturbing about this is not only that the Principle did this, but that the administration and teachers went along with it.  Is there literally NO ONE in this school who had the decency, common sense, and backbone to stand up and say, "This is wrong, and I will not be a part of, or allow, this behavior to take place on my watch"?

Do you still believe that the teachers and Teacher Unions have the best interests of your children at heart?  If you do, you better wake the hell up!


School District Ends Policy Of Forcing Students To Kneel Down For Dismissal
August 20, 2013 11:59 AM

YUCAIPA (CBSLA.com) — School district officials in San Bernardino County say they will discontinue a policy that required elementary school students to kneel down before being dismissed to class.

Principal Dana Carter (at left) at Calimesa Elementary School had reportedly instituted the policy, which called for students at various times of the school day to kneel down on one knee and wait for the principal or another administrator to dismiss them, as a safety measure.
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7/19/2013

Teacher Conducts Shocking Racism Experiment with Third Graders!! [VIDEO]

Posted by Brian

From 1970!
A classroom experiment, in which third-graders are told that blue-eyed people are better than brown-eyed people.  Within fifteen minutes, the blue-eyed children were discriminating against the brown-eyed kids, even getting into fights on the playground.

Remember, these are young children.  Malleable. Impressionable. Open to suggestion by a trusted authority figure.


Now, think about what is being taught to our children today. Much of their school day is filled, not with the three R's, but with "cultural" subjects, and more often than not, has nothing to do with the American culture. American history is now anti-American history.  Groups like Planned Parenthood are brought in to "teach" our children where they can go to get condoms, birth control pills, and "reproductive services" (abortions), even telling them how to do it without mom and dad finding out. "Health" classes  are not about health anymore, but are instead promote LGBT agendas. Science classes promote propaganda provided by far-left environmentalists.  In Virginia, a teacher told her 6th-grade class that Republicans are "stupid", and only care about "wealthy" people and "businesses". Kind of scary when you juxtapose it against what you see and hear in the video, isn't it?

I find this video interesting, not so much for the subject matter, but in illustrating for us the astonishing ease in which these children can be manipulated in such a short period of time.

I hope this shows all of us to be aware of what a teacher or school district can accomplish in shaping the minds of your children and teens, and that we all be more involved in their education.

Remember this from 2009? A little more disturbing after watching the above video now, isn't it?

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10/19/2012

Nanny State Alert: Latest Danger In Schools? - 'Flamin' Hot Cheetos'

Posted by Brian

How does freedom end?

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out–  because I was not a communist; 
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out– because I was not a socialist; 
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out– because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out– because I was not a Jew; 
Then they came for me– and there was no one left to speak out for me.

When Is A Cheeto Not Just A Cheeto?
This is the kind of crap our precious public schools are concerned with?  Friggin' Cheetos?! The so-called reason is that they are not nutritious enough, and have too much salt.  I'm calling bull crap.  This is step one.  I can assure you that there are other foods out there with more salt and are less nutritious which are yet to come under fire. Of course the media are out there reporting the propaganda, dutifully nodding in agreement. "Yes, we probably do get too much salt in our diets.  It's comforting to know that there are people out there looking out for our children".  It would be refreshing, shocking actually, to hear one anchor say, "Why are the schools getting involved in this? Shouldn't this be the responsibility of the child's parents"? But we won't hear that.
This is one more example of some power-hungry bureaucrats wresting more power, more responsibility away from parents and the general public.  Of course, they are "doing it for the children".  Well, that's crap, too! If they had any concern for the children, they would be more motivated with giving children a quality education in the basic knowledge skills that the kids are going to need to be successful, and less concerned about what they eat, whether Heather has two mommy's or six daddy's, or whether Johnny knows how to properly put a condom on a banana! For you teachers who are getting more offended by the second, I am not addressing those of you who are ham-strung by the teacher's unions and education extablishment, (unless you are a left-wing libtard who buys into and blindly supports all of this crap, with zero cognitive ability to think for yourself). I am talking about the educational glitterati in the DOE, the Teachers Unions, and the so-called liberal elitists in politics, who see kids as lab rats, and our schools as their science rooms and indoctrination centers in which to perform their liberal social experiments.
Test scores dropping, graduation rates plummeting, and our bastions of social experimentation are more concerned with kids eating "Flamin' Hot Cheetos', undermining parental rights' with free birth control medication and condoms for students, banning American Flag shirts on Cinco De Mayo Day which might offend the Latino's, and removing banners from school auditoriums because it has the word "God" or "Lord" in it and might offend some atheists.
I don't know about any of the rest of you, but I have put up with about as much as I can take with all of this government intrusion into virtually every aspect of our lives.  Whether parenting, business, eating, how large our soda's are, how much salt we can have, the type of light bulbs we can buy, how much water our toilets use, ad infinitum, there is government.  You literally can't take a crap without the government being involved.
For anyone who is still undecided about this election, or who says that there is no difference between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, you may be a lost cause.  On the one hand is candidate Obama who is rooted in the ideology of Marxism and is quickly moving down the path of European Socialism, or worse.  He supports this kind of crap!  His wife advocates for it, with her portion-controlled so-called "Healthy Lunches" programs, which half of the students hate, and end up throwing in the trash. On the other hand we have Mitt Romney who, though not my ideal candidate, I am 100% behind in this election, because the alternative is the end of the American society as we know it.  At least he doesn't advocate for this level of government intrusion.  Though some of his ideas still grow government, they slow the growth to a pace where we can still turn the Great Ship around.  But, we have to elect conservative men and women to both Houses of Congress and the Presidency, not just in this election, but the next TEN! It took decades to get to this point, and it's going to take a huge turnover of our leaders to get out of this mess.
Voting third party in this election is not an option.  It may have been in the past, but this election is a turning point.  To all of those who want, or are going to vote for Gary Johnson, here's a little insight for you.  I'll even whisper it: He can't win. He can only cause Romney to lose.
If Romney loses by a few votes in a few states because enough votes are siphoned off to Johnson, then welcome to the USSA. Think it can't happen? Bush won in Florida by 537 votes. (I don't want to hear how the "Supreme Court stole the election and gave it to Bush" crap either.  All recounts, even by the NY Times, said Bush would have won. And don't forget that Ralph Nader peeled off 97K votes, most of which, likely, would have gone to Gore.  Blame Nader.)  How about Al 'Stuart Smalley' Franken's election in Minnesota, which was determined by only 312 votes? Still think every vote doesn't matter?
But no worries.  If something were to happen where Romney ends up losing a few key states, and it's because people decided to cast their vote for Gary Johnson, or in protest, just don't vote at all, and we all wake up to find that Obama has won with 271 electoral votes: be assured that you can rest easy, knowing that you remained true to your "principles" , as you find yourself watching Obama dismantle what remains of this once great country.
Am I really this fired up about Cheeto's?  Not if this were an isolated incident.  It is the compounding of all of these little things, the creeping incrementalism  of government seizing more and more of our freedoms by liberal and statists in our schools and government, all with the certainty that "We, The People" will continue to accept it.  Well, I'm done with accepting the crap-sandwiches that they keep trying to shove down our throats!
If you're willing to continue accepting these types of assaults on your individual liberty, or just want to "get along", then you are part of the problem.
If you're willing to start fighting back, starts now with friends, family, co-workers, and others to ensure that as many conservatives as possible get to the polls on November 6th and send Obama packing on January 20th.!

ANOTHER SNACK ATTACK! SCHOOLS MOVE TO BAN ‘FLAMIN’ HOT CHEETOS’
Posted on October 19, 2012 at 11:08am by Mike Opelka

If we’re talking about schools and lunches, you can bet that the story is about another wave of “Nanny State-ism.”
The latest move in the effort to take complete control over the lives of students swirls around a very specific member of the snack food world, the very popular, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. If the schools have their way, “Hot Cheetos” will be treated like illegal drugs on school property.
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4/28/2012

Chicago Teacher: NRA Wants "Porch Monkeys" To "Die"

Posted by Brian
H/T to MRC TV
Public School in the United States. Teaching children that the NRA wants "Porch Monkeys" to "die" and that the U.S. is an "apartheid" state. Not only is this despicable, it is an outright lie! These teachers are projecting their own prejudices onto the students, and should be fired.  It's irresponsible and educational malpractice.

This is the type of propaganda that is poisoning our youth's minds, courtesy of the teachers unions and the public school system in our country. The results are right in front of our faces with the Occupy Movement, and this manufacture "War on Women". Our children are being taught that the U.S. is inherently racist, misogynistic, homophobic, and generally a horrible place to live, while hearing praise for places like Cuba, and people like Mao, Karl Marx, and Che Guevara.
Do you know what your children are being taught in school?



2/17/2012

79% Of Chicago 8th Graders Not Proficient In Reading

Posted by Brian
Johnny can't read, but the Chicago Teachers Union is asking for a 30% pay raise and fighting against school choice for failing schools (thus keeping the union dues money flowing). Why is it that in these liberal bastions of "caring" and "enlightenment", the cities/states are broke, the schools are failing, the roads suck, etc...?

Only 21 Percent of Chicago Public School 8th Graders Proficient in Reading
By Terence P. Jeffrey February 17, 2012


(CNSNews.com) - In the Chicago Public Schools, where the teacher’s union is now seeking a 30 percent raise over the next two years, only 21 percent of 8th graders tested at grade-level proficient or better in reading in 2011 and only 20 percent tested at grade-level proficient or better in mathematics, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests administered by the U.S. Department of Education.

The reading and math scores of Chicago public-school 8th graders not only ranked below the national average and the Illinois average, they also ranked below the average for 8th graders attending public schools in other large cities around the country.

Read More at CNS News

FLASHBACK: Don Henley - "Johnny Can't Read" (1982)

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Chicago Teachers Union: 20% Smaller Classes, 30% Pay Raises

Posted by Brian
As Chicago and the state of Illinois sink deeper into the red, the Chicago Teachers Union is "negotiating" for a 30% pay increase for teachers over 2 years.  The highest paid teacher in the state is currently making over $203,000. Under the unions demands, this teacher would then be making $264,100.20, more than some CEO's make.
Oh, and the projected deficit of the district schools is a reported $720 million.
Union President, Karen Lewis (who makes more than $300K in pay and benefits), stated: "We are not negotiating this in the public". Well you should be you arrogant, porcine jerk. Seeing as this is a "public" union, payed for with taxpayer dollars, my question is: why is this NOT being played out in public.
This is the problem with public unions.  They, and government officials who receive political donations from these unions, sit around a table and negotiate how much of the taxpayers money is going to change hands, in the form of exorbitant salaries, and ridiculous benefits packages.  Unlike unions who negotiate with private companies and private money, public unions are beholden to the taxpayers for their pay and benefits. They are negotiating against the taxpayers, with the taxpayers having no say in how much of their money is going to be confiscated from them in the form of property, local, and state taxes to pay for this crap.
Illinois taxpayers should raise holy hell about this outrage!

CTU President Karen Lewis
Chicago Teachers Want a 30% Pay Increase Over Next 2 Years
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, February 17, 2012, 10:24 AM


In 2010 14,866 Illinois teachers made over $100,000. The highest paid teacher in Illinois teaches PE and made $203,154. 760 Illinois P.E. teachers made over $100,000 not including benefits.
But, they want more…
The Chicago Teachers Union is asking for 30% raises in next two years.
The Chicago Tribune reported:
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2/09/2012

12/16/2011

Wis. Teacher Threatened, Bullied By Teachers, Union For Supporting Governor

Posted by Brian
Unions and the education establishment continuously tout their support of free speech. They even take kids out of school to participate in protest marches, dubbed "field trips", to give the students a first hand look at what free speech looks like. Apparently their support of free speech doesn't apply to members of their union who may disagree with their official positions.  They have to march to the same drumbeat and have a monolithic school of thought.  If you step outside of that, which is to actually have your own thoughts and opinions, you are ostracized and bullied, which is supposedly what they preach against to the students they teach. Hope all of their students are taking note.  



Union Radicals Harass Teacher Who Dared to Support Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

by Education Action Group
KENOSHA – Apparently there’s no room for free thought or disagreement within the Wisconsin Education Association Council.
We suppose that’s not terribly surprising for a group that has to force its members to join.
Still, it’s troubling to hear that Kristi LaCroix, the courageous public school teacher who had the guts to film a television ad supporting Gov. Scott Walker’s reforms, is being harassed by union zealots to the point where she wants to change careers.
LaCroix, who teaches at Lakeview Technology Academy in the Kenosha school district, recently posted the following on her Facebook page, according a news story from WISN 1130:
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5/08/2011

UK Provides Example To U.S. - Public Sector Unions Drain Taxpayers

Posted by Brian
Private vs. Public Sector Unions
The union protests in Wisconsin only gave us a glimpse of what is to come in the U.S. in the battle between unions and private, non-union workers.  Up to this point, the debate has focused on unions. But there needs to be a distinction made between unions in the private sector and those that negotiate with government. 
Private sector unions have collective bargaining, health care plans, retirement plans through programs such as 401K's and stock options, and help ensure that workers have safe work conditions and competitive pay. 
Public sector unions, on the other hand, were originally put in place to ensure fairness in the workplace to identify discrimination in hiring, identifying cases of favoritism, harrassment cases, and workplace safety.  In federal jobs, collective bargaining by the unions is prohibited as wages and benefits are mandated by Congress. It is at the state level that collective bargaining has gotten out of control.
Why the difference in how public and private sector unions should operate?  Unions that negotiate with private companies and corporations bargain with company CEO's or boards that are responsible for the overall financial health of the company or corporation.  In addition, they are negotiating with money that belongs to that company or shareholders, some of whom may be employees of the company.  It is in the interest of both that the company remain profitable and healthy.  Failing to do so hurts both the management and the union employees.  Pay and benefit demands that bankrupt the company put all of them out of work.
Public sector unions that have collective bargaining are an entirely different beast.  First, and foremost: who do public sector unions (like SEIU) represent?  Their members are "public servants".  That is, they work for and are paid by the taxpayers.  Any pay and benefits they receive are collected through state income, sales, property, automobile, and other taxes.  In theory, they are negotiating with state representatives at the state capital. But in reality they are negotiating against the taxpayers of the state.  Since they are negotiating with politicians, the system is rife with corruption in the form of "sweetheart" deals in pay and benefits, in exchange for union support and money to keep those same politicians in power.  Unions spend huge amounts of their member's dues on campaign contributions, million dollar ad blitzes and other political dealings.  As a result, pay and benefits for public sector union members have dwarfed those of the private sector.  They are literally to the point of bringing states to their financial knees.  Politicians have cut these deals with the knowledge that they can, and will, raise taxes on the citizens of the state.



The looming problem is that taxpayers can't afford coughing up any more of their hard-earned income to government because their politicians have finally killed the golden goose.  Public sector union leaders have now taken to calling the public "selfish" as taxpayers have begun to fight back against high taxes and runaway government spending as we are seeing with the Tea Party.
The U.S. would do well to pay attention to what is happening in the U.K  We may be looking ourselves in the mirror.

Public sector pay soaring 'out of control'


Public sector workers receive almost 50% more in pay and pensions than their counterparts in private companies, as state wages spiral “hugely out of control”, a report has found.
10:00PM BST 08 May 2011
 
Government employees have increased their advantage over workers in the private sector since the start of the recession, with higher pay rises, more generous pensions and better holiday deals.


In every region of the UK except Yorkshire, the gap in pay between public and private employees widened between 2008 and 2010, with the largest gulf in Wales and the North-West, according to the study from the think-tank, Policy Exchange.

Only at the very top of the scale, where the highest earners include bankers, footballers and television stars, do private sector salaries outstrip those in the state professions.
READ MORE HERE--->  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8501369/Public-sector-pay-soaring-out-of-control.html

4/30/2011

Educational Hypocrisy - School Choice or Not School Choice

Posted by Brian
Teachers Unions For School Choice - If You Have The Money...or the Status

When President Obama made the decision to send his children to private school, many complained that it was hypocritical.  On the surface, I would agree.  However, as a proponent of free-choice, I have no problem with his decision.  As a parent, he and his wife should make decisions which are the best for their children.  My problem is that he and many others don't believe that others should have the same freedom.

http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/checker.aspx?v=e4qGZu8z6U

He publicly opposed and helped kill the DC Opportunity Scholarship program, which was a voucher program that allowed parents of students in under-performing schools to send their children to private schools, including the Sidwell Academy which the Obama's send their daughters to. The program was both popular and effective within the D.C. area, whose main beneficiaries were under-priviliged African-American families.  In this case you could actually run the headline - "Minorities Hardest Hit".



This is also another illustration that the teachers unions are not concerned in the least about children and the type of education they get.  They oppose school choice vouchers for two reasons.
One - money. The vouchers represent money that would normally go to these under-performing public schools, but which would now go to either better performing schools, or private schools.  Teachers in private schools are not in the unions, but are privately contracted. This would funnel less money into the unions.  Less money into the unions means less Power.
Two - Exposure. Students going to these new school typically see dramatic improvement in their performance and behavior. As parents become aware of this performance chasm, the gilding will be off of the public school monopoly.  They will see that the agenda of the teachers unions, and the billions of dollars that have been poured into failed social experiments disguised as education, have never been about the children.  It has always been about money and power.
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