I posted before some examples why teachers need a union.
From Idaho we get another case study!
A high school science teacher in Idaho is under investigation by the state’s professional standards commission because he reportedly used the word “vagina” during a biology lesson.
Tim McDaniel, who teaches 10th grade science at Dietrich School, told the Twin Falls Times-News that four parents were upset when they learned that his lesson included the word “vagina” and information about the biology behind female orgasm.
“I teach straight out of the textbook, I don’t include anything that the textbook doesn’t mention,” McDaniel remarked. “But I give every student the option not attend this class when I teach on the reproductive system if they don’t feel comfortable with the material.”
McDaniel said that he had never before received a complaint in the 18 years that he had taught science class at Dietrich School.
In another classic case where the kids are the adults in the town, they have started a facebook page to try and save their teachers job. Join it here!
(there are a couple people in the community that are trying to get Mr. McDaniel’s teaching certificate revoked for teaching the reproductive system, climate change, and several other science subjects. All these subjects were taught from the book and in good taste. He cares for each of his students and goes the extra mile to help them all. Now is the time for us to help by supporting him!)
As the Coolest person in the world, Neil DeGrasse Tyson says:
“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.”
Teachers need a union to … What? Protect them from the Monona Grove School Board? The Dane County District Attorney? (Wisconsin has no teachers professional standards regulator.) You’re not going to violate state law by withdrawing union dues from teachers paychecks, are you Jeff?
Im sorry that has to do with the story posted how exactly?
It is a straightforward question, Jeff. The teachers in Monona Grove school district need a labor union to protect them from … what? You?
David,
thanks for commenting, I appreciate it.
Did you skip civics class?
Public sector unions could not negotiate compensation and working conditions until 1959 in Wisconsin — the Democrats’ payback for union help. And still not in 24 states. Nor in the federal government itself (except for the US Postal Service.) The federal court in Wisconsin’s Act 10 case just last fall ruled collective bargaining is NOT a constitutional right. You say that everyone deserves a say in where they work. I agree completely. No one is forced to work at the MG school district. You want democracy? We elect our school boards, not our teachers unions. Yes, of course have teachers “at the table.” I have long espoused the kind of professional relationship enjoyed by the UW-Madison and its faculty, which voted AGAINST unionization. And no, your goal is NOT to improve education. Your goal is to get more tax dollars and HOPE that improves education. You say no to any and all objective outcome measurements. And NO, Simpson, employers are not going to “negotiate” with each and every employee. They do, however, sit down with each employee at least once a year during a performance evaluation, at which past performance and future goals are set — hopefully with buy-in from both sides but certainly at the direction of the employer/supervisor. Have you never worked in the private sector? You do realize that over four-fifths of American works in a non-union workplace, don’t you? Yet, somehow, we have managed not to become a North Korea or other “peoples’ republic.”
Have a happy Easter.
Nope, fully aware of civics class, so aware, that I know just because states dont allow it doesnt mean its not a right. Unless of course you believe that women shouldnt of voted until 1920 or we should not have had equal rights until 1972. The reality is the Founders understood the importance and idea of America meant that there is strength in numbers.
Yes we elect our school boards, and as a member of the local school board, I am accessible and accountable to the members of the community. unfortunately our big government Wisconsin republican party keeps dictating to us exactly what we can and cant do and they arent accessible or accountable to anyone.
We dont elect our teachers unions, the teachers in their own workplace do that. Why would you be against democracy in a workplace. most people spend a good majority of their time at the workplace why shouldnt they be allowed to have a say in their working conditions?
my goal is to improve education which is why I want slime like Scott Jensen out of it. let the filthy money grubbers move on to something else. We know what works in education and how to do it, and so do they, which is why they keep cutting money and saddling us with regulations and mandates, They need us to fail.
Have I worked in the private Sector…most of my career yes and have never had a a “yearly review” most supervisors are too busy.
4/5th of the workforce isnt unionized. I understand that, the big government republicans keep legislating them out of existence. If they were so bad they would just die away, but we all know that wont happen. So they have to force this issue. We also know that 4/5 of the workforce is not unionized by the perpetual decrease in wages in the last 30 years.
We havent become North Korea for sure, but we have crashed the economy and shrunk the middle class….how much more of a race to the bottom would yoy like to partake in?
You may be “aware” of Civics class but you could not have received a passing grade. “Just because states don’t allow it does not mean it is a right.” ?!! The two examples you give are proof enough. Women’s right to vote was secured by the 19th Amendment. There is no such amendment for collective bargaining. There is a statute, the Wagner Act, for private sector CBA, enacted in the 1930s. As to “… we should not have had equal rights until 1972” — I can only guess that you mean the Equal Rights Amendment, which has never been ratified (as being unnecessary). I find no amendment to the U.S. Constitution enacted in 1972.
You write; “We know what works in education.” Who is the “we” in that sentence? If you know “what works” in education, why did Wisconsin public schools increase their per pupil spending by $4,245 b/w 1998-2008 without adding a single point to the reading scores of 8th graders — 2/3rds of whom are not rated proficient?
You contend that state government officials are not “accessible or accountable to anyone.” Didn’t we just have elections in November 2010 and 2012 plus recall elections in 2011 and 2012?
You do realize that local government — cities and counties and school districts included — are creatures of state government (i.e., they are created and regulated by state government)? Or don’t you?
Bonus questions born of idle curiosity: Is everyone who works in the private sector a “filthy moneygrubber?” What is your opinion of parents who send their children to private schools — or who wish to do so?