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[–]EndlessSunflowers[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (7 children)

It's funny to see some Left v. Right manipulated minds absolutely loathe AOC (which I find hilarious!)
because they don't know what the hell is going on and they ended up siding with the billionaires, lol!

[–]jamesK_3rd 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Ah, public school teachers.. I take a more simplistic approach..

If you don't like: - summers off, - shitty union dues, - shitty yet stable pension for the rest of your life regardless of what happens in the market or that states budget, - freedom to indoctrinate teach your students whatever you want so long as it's at least mildly progressive - freedom from the fear of being fired from your job if you're bad at it and schmooze the right person.. transfer? Yes please.. - have all those precious little children.., in a good way like Catholic priests.., but without any of the consequences since you're on the right team - a shitty yet comprehensive medical plan that most other govt employees get, because you're worth it - the ability to infinitely complain about how you are terribly underpaid and undervalued yet like most public teachers you're pretty much marginal at best and considering the benefits and working hours, are truly living the good life

Yeh if they can't handle the above, I'd instruct them to get a better career. Or if they're really a teacher, they should try competing for careers at charter schools or private institutions where you get exactly what you deserve because most of the parents aren't just dropping their kids off for state run daycare and progressive conformity classes and they'll pay a teacher a worthy wage to ensure they can avoid all of the above.

But my guess is most of them are fine just complaining about things and gobbling up those state and federal bennies.

[–]whereswhat 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

You are so off base, imo. Not sure where you live, but in the bay area, teachers do not live comfortably.

Educating the next generation properly is the primary investment our species makes in its future. Teachers, especially those who teach grade school, ought to be compensated in a way that makes the position highly sought after and thereby occupied by the best possible people. Instead, people who were born into wealth or work for "tech" (i.e. advertising) companies selling bullshit ads are the only ones who can live comfortably in some areas. Our system is broken.

[–]The_Lear_Bluce_Ree 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The bay area? Motherfucker that place is so expensive there's probably engineers struggling to make rent there.

[–]whereswhat 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, I am one of them.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Terribly misinformed.

Private school teachers, is another story, but still not what you describe.

[–]Tigerbitecrazy 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Are you really that dense? Teachers should be compensated properly and have been severely underpaid for well over a decade. The US has one of the crumbiest educations systems in the world and the goobers all over the internet, much like yourself, reflect that.

[–]Canbot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

She says some absolutely retarded shit. If a billionaire says a retard is a retard and you agree that does not mean you are "siding with the billionaires". Stop seeing everything through a lenses of identity politics. The truth is the truth no matter what side it is on.

[–]Aureus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Now if only George Soros and Michael Bloomberg would donate millions of dollars to teachers, rather than paying off media companies to push their favorite narratives!

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Taxation shouldn't exist to begin with. Governments can operate perfectly well without it.

Learn about money creation and the central bank hoax before believing in the "tax the rich" nonsense.

TAX NOBODY, jail the banksters and cancel all debt is more like it.