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In reply to the discussion: A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School [View all]TBF
(34,806 posts)31. lol - I'm probably much older than you dear bvar22 -
after all my parents actually belonged to unions, I painted signs and attended strikes with them back in the 1970s, and worked myself through a state college.
Unlike others I am NOT a conservative DLC asshole. I support labor, plain and simple. And that is why you are having trouble attracting folks to the democratic party. You have forgotten who built this party, and, really, you've forgotten who built this country. It didn't begin with Ronald Reagan. Maybe put away your Gordon Gecko movies and do some reading on Haymarket. You'll learn about the area I grew up in and the strong labor backbone.
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Not surprisingly, this is corporate culture and it has no business in schools
BrotherIvan
Jun 2013
#2
Most people won't find out about what's really happening in education until it's too late
We People
Jun 2013
#3
27 year veteran teacher here, and I advise all young people to avoid the education field
lindysalsagal
Jun 2013
#4
Talk to a few who were forced out of education, and then you will know how bad it is
duffyduff
Jun 2013
#16
weingarten is, because she signed on to measures that result in teachers getting fired. i'm sure
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#18
the national leadership has repeatedly conceeded without a fight. not an argument, observable
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#21
i'm trying to figure out why you've made a political disagreement personal. if you think my
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#23
you didn't refute the points about the national organizations. i criticize because they are
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#28
all the european countries are going neolib, including the scandinavian countries.
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#33