Thursday, January 29, 2004
(10:43 AM) | Anonymous:
This should have been a Comment....
I tried commenting on my last post in response to the other comments, but I couldn't keep it under 1000 words. And thus, I am back here... Anyway, here is what I tried to say.
I guess I just went to school with too many music education people, so I have an inherent trust of their dedication. I know, of course, that music ed people get paid less to do more than other teachers, and that there really are people who go into teaching because it's a cushy job that they think they can handle.
However, they are not the majority, and the unions are not responsible for creating them. If the unions are responsible for succoring them, that is not the fault of the union, which cannot afford to make enemies of any teacher.
It would take a lot to bring down Michigan's teacher's unions, so I'm not afraid for the near future; however, if the unions that are already in hot water in other states go down, a dangerous precedent will be set. My only hope is that the results of that will not be able to be painted up as success stories.
But now I underestimate the propaganda machine.
Written to the strains of the only band called Fuck.
