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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've noticed a lot of these threads that start out with a legitimate political or policy question about education and dissolve into people comparing the job of a teacher to other jobs.  I think these are silly debates as there is no way to really compare jobs.  Many, many jobs are important and involve a lot of work, including teachers.  No one really thinks teachers are worthless.

The question that started this post was about whether MCPS should give teachers a raise at this time.  Some people, including me, do not agree with this raise.  This is because most taxpayers and voters have not been getting raises.  Also, MCPS teachers are the highest paid teachers in the area and among the highest paid teachers in the nation.  Because of this, I think this raise is a mistake.  This doesn't mean I don't like teachers, since we, as a county, already pay them well relative to their peers in other areas.

One thing I have noticed from past teacher posts, is that they always seem to try to pull the debate away from the original question.   [b]There is a nastiness and edge that makes me think these posts are organized and come from the union, but who knows for sure. It really doesn't matter, though.

The question for the rest of us is whether the county should vote for non-apple ballot school board candidates in order to have someone at the negotiating table that has a different perspective than the union/teachers.  I hope we can do it, but I am not sure.  If we can't, we will continue to give teachers raises since the union will be negotiating with itself.   It's that simple[/b].[/quote]

You probably won't believe this, but I am a teacher in MCPS. I hate our union. I wish we didn't have one. I NEVER vote for Apple Ballot candidates. I would much rather get rid of Curriculum 2.0, shrink class sizes, hire principals with some balls that will actually discipline and hold students back who are not ready to move forward. However, I am sure of the 22,000 teachers in the county, I am one of 10 who feels this way.

I do understand the public's outcry at the raises and I get it. The money was already allocated to MCPS and it was up to them how they were going to spend it. The Superintendent feels that his teachers should be rewarded; maybe becuase the burnout rate is so high or because morale is so low he thinks this will help (and I agree it will help in both cases). The county is pissed and I am sure they will reduce the budget next year because of this, but by all means, vote non-Apple ballot.

Just curious though, everyone has stated the money for teacher raises is a bad idea, where would parents (with children in public school) like the money to go in MCPS?[/quote]

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