Private school teachers negotiate their salaries.
Individually.
Some of them.
I have worked in such a place.
Very tony, very chi-chi school.
Huge endowment.
No, no--you don't get it--in the hundreds of millions.
Just a thought.
I'm not saying...but I'm just saying...
Look, I know the issue of being paid based on quote-unquote performance is thorny.
Give it some thought, check back in.
Monday, August 24, 2009
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I clicked on the link above but was, unfortunately, unable to view the article. I was, however, able to view the comments. Anonymous Commentator also mentions that thirty-seven states currently do not allow teacher strikes anymore, and that "reform-minded" lawmakers want to make PA the thirty-eighth. He (or she) even gives a website where one can get more information:
ReplyDeletehttp://stopteacherstrikes.org
I went to the website and saw an interview with the president of stopteacherstrikes.org, who said that his children were affected by a teacher strike and that he was "absolutely horrified" when he learned that teachers could strike.
I say, "Why are we expected to be martyrs?" The gains that teachers have made in the past 30-40 years (though we still have a long way to go) are due to the unions' collective bargaining agreements and striking (when necessary) to get better working conditions for the teachers. And, better working conditions for the teachers mean a better learning environment for the students.
I work in one of the thirty-seven states that does not allow teachers to strike, and we've lost a lot of our collective bargaining power. I often wonder what my union dues are going to--the union cannot do much for me as I do not have tenure. (I don't have a choice about whether or not to join the union). I am even posting with a made up name for fear that someone in my district might see my posts online and cause trouble for me.
PS--The Stop Teacher Strikes website also allows anyone to look up the salaries of 195,000 public school teachers in PA. Is it me, or does that just not seem right?