Comments on: Fisking the NEA’s Improvement Ideas http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/12/fisking_the_nea.html Dispatches from a Small Business Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:49:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jdcjr http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/12/fisking_the_nea.html/comment-page-1#comment-351 jdcjr Tue, 28 Dec 2004 03:26:47 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/12/fisking_the_nea.html #comment-351 <p>Your comments miss the fact that teacher compensation has been steadily dropping in ways that are not easily seen. I'm an AZ teacher, and I got a 4% raise this year. Then I watched as our health insurance went into the toilet, and my state pension "contribution" doubled, wiping out that raise and then some.</p> <p>Meanwhile, our school's sidewalks were replaced for the third time in 8 years, huge capital contracts have been let for projects that are required to replace poorly-constructed buildings. These new projects, it is already clear, are destined to crap out the same way. In other words, those big bucks we are spending on our kids are going to contractors, not teachers. Sometimes it looks like the students are just hosts for parasitic grownups. It runs deep. And I'm not even mentioning the abysmal bureaucratic accounting systems in public schools yet.</p> <p>I'll say it again: If teaching is so blasted attractive, why are there still four unfilled positions in our district? And, yes, the subs in those positions are outperforming some of the certified teachers. But please don't make economic cases for obviously political ends. </p> <p>Thanks again for the forum.</p> Your comments miss the fact that teacher compensation has been steadily dropping in ways that are not easily seen. I’m an AZ teacher, and I got a 4% raise this year. Then I watched as our health insurance went into the toilet, and my state pension “contribution” doubled, wiping out that raise and then some.

Meanwhile, our school’s sidewalks were replaced for the third time in 8 years, huge capital contracts have been let for projects that are required to replace poorly-constructed buildings. These new projects, it is already clear, are destined to crap out the same way. In other words, those big bucks we are spending on our kids are going to contractors, not teachers. Sometimes it looks like the students are just hosts for parasitic grownups. It runs deep. And I’m not even mentioning the abysmal bureaucratic accounting systems in public schools yet.

I’ll say it again: If teaching is so blasted attractive, why are there still four unfilled positions in our district? And, yes, the subs in those positions are outperforming some of the certified teachers. But please don’t make economic cases for obviously political ends.

Thanks again for the forum.

]]> By: jotsheet http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/12/fisking_the_nea.html/comment-page-1#comment-353 jotsheet Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:04:18 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/12/fisking_the_nea.html #comment-353 <strong>Coyote Blog finds NEA drivel, tears apart, sets aflame, feeds to rats</strong> More from Coyote Blog. Man, this is a good blog. Anyway, here it is: Fisking the NEA's Improvement Ideas. Yow. Is there a special term in the blogosphere for an ass-whuppin'? If so, the NEA just got it.... Coyote Blog finds NEA drivel, tears apart, sets aflame, feeds to rats

More from Coyote Blog. Man, this is a good blog. Anyway, here it is: Fisking the NEA’s Improvement Ideas. Yow. Is there a special term in the blogosphere for an ass-whuppin’? If so, the NEA just got it….

]]> By: Business Opportunities Weblog http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/12/fisking_the_nea.html/comment-page-1#comment-352 Business Opportunities Weblog Mon, 27 Dec 2004 17:52:58 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/12/fisking_the_nea.html #comment-352 <strong>Carnival of the Capitalists</strong> Welcome to this week's edition of the Carnival of the Capitalists. Today's show may not be big, but it's chock full of insight and ideas for the new year. In my favorite post of the carnival, Why Aren't There More... Carnival of the Capitalists

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Carnival of the Capitalists. Today’s show may not be big, but it’s chock full of insight and ideas for the new year. In my favorite post of the carnival, Why Aren’t There More…

]]> By: BridgetB http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2004/12/fisking_the_nea.html/comment-page-1#comment-350 BridgetB Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:27:46 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2004/12/fisking_the_nea.html #comment-350 <p>That was beautiful. Im salivating at your excellent fisking. Im very greatful as I was searching for good resoures on spending v. performance and now I have it all in one place. Woo hoo, thanks!</p> That was beautiful. Im salivating at your excellent fisking. Im very greatful as I was searching for good resoures on spending v. performance and now I have it all in one place. Woo hoo, thanks!

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