West Virginia Teachers on Strike, still make sure hungry students are fed
February 27, 2018 at 12:35 am
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/26/us/iyw-st...index.html
In West Virginia teachers are on strike because their wages and benefits aren't adequate. Of course the conservatives will quickly point out that the teachers don't really care about the kids or their education, they're just selfish. Because you know, they should have to work for slave wages because teaching isn't a 'real job' as they'll quickly tell you (and in the next breath mention they need to arm us so we can take up guns against a school shooter)
Teachers on strike do care about the students education. Which is why they're on strike. Imagine if they all simply left instead, going to jobs with better wages so they can support their families. As teachers we have mortgages too. We have children to feed, and there comes a time where it's not economically feasible to be a teacher. Imagine these teachers leave, and have to be replaced. Who's going to want to take the job? Costs of living rise, and if pay doesn't rise with it, then eventually it gets to the point where you can't take care of your family.
Of course these teachers also care about the students who go hungry, and have reduced price lunches at school. They can't get those when schools are closed due to a strike. So these teachers took time to make sure those students were fed.
The strike will continue tomorrow, as schools remain closed. Hopefully these teachers get their raises, and the benefits they need. So new educators will be attracted to the profession, so that they can go home and feed their own families, and so that students can get the educational experience they deserve. It's always odd how if they want to build a bomber, they have enough money. But if a school needs computers, or teachers need raises, or schools just need more teachers, there's never quite enough money for that.
In West Virginia teachers are on strike because their wages and benefits aren't adequate. Of course the conservatives will quickly point out that the teachers don't really care about the kids or their education, they're just selfish. Because you know, they should have to work for slave wages because teaching isn't a 'real job' as they'll quickly tell you (and in the next breath mention they need to arm us so we can take up guns against a school shooter)
Teachers on strike do care about the students education. Which is why they're on strike. Imagine if they all simply left instead, going to jobs with better wages so they can support their families. As teachers we have mortgages too. We have children to feed, and there comes a time where it's not economically feasible to be a teacher. Imagine these teachers leave, and have to be replaced. Who's going to want to take the job? Costs of living rise, and if pay doesn't rise with it, then eventually it gets to the point where you can't take care of your family.
Of course these teachers also care about the students who go hungry, and have reduced price lunches at school. They can't get those when schools are closed due to a strike. So these teachers took time to make sure those students were fed.
The strike will continue tomorrow, as schools remain closed. Hopefully these teachers get their raises, and the benefits they need. So new educators will be attracted to the profession, so that they can go home and feed their own families, and so that students can get the educational experience they deserve. It's always odd how if they want to build a bomber, they have enough money. But if a school needs computers, or teachers need raises, or schools just need more teachers, there's never quite enough money for that.
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