February 9, 2021

Feb 09 02:29 Demolishing kids lives, the teachers union way
Feb 09 23:47 Teachers unions own the Democrats

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Demolishing kids lives, the teachers union way

If you want to learn how to demolish teenage lives, just read Salena Zito's latest article, titled The kids aren't alright . In the article, she writes about how Lena Carson went from being a talented student to a kid on the brink of failing.

She wrote "One year ago, Lena Carson was pulling straight A's at the city's Creative and Performing Arts School across the river from her parent's home. She also swam every day at the local YMCA in preparation to compete at the annual state competition and enjoyed the everyday social life of a teenager. Today, she is sitting at home. Again."

Zito continued:
A bright student who skipped a grade, her straight A's have dipped to D's, and Lena says she struggles to complete assignments, not because she can't but because of the lost will. "I have nothing to look forward to," she said.

Last week, the Pittsburgh Board of Education announced that Pittsburgh Public Schools students would not return to buildings until at least April; it marked the fourth time in 12 months the district announced students would return to classes only to rescind the opening just before the doors were set to open. The board voted 7-2 against it, with the members citing health and safety for students and staff.

The Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers union president said keeping the students out of the schools was the wise thing to do until the teaching staff was fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine.

That's how unions demolish kids' initiative and potential. If union teachers won't teach, they should be fired and denied their pensions. If another union insists that student staff and safety is the issue preventing a return to in-person learning, they should be decertified forthwith.
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This article is another look at a major side effect of the COVID lockdown:
Ann Bauer recently sat in on a meeting between Minnesota State Sen. Melisa Franzen and her constituents during which desperate parents aired their concerns about their children who are not allowed to return to school. Bauer is a Minnesota-based author who was recently given inside access to a virtual town hall between Franzen and her constituents. Bauer did not disclose Franzen's name in her account - the Minnesota Reformer confirmed it independently.

"However bad/sad/depressing I thought it would be, it was worse," Bauer opened her report. "Let me start by saying, this is a wealthy district. Maybe one of the top 5 in the state : I thought, They're fine! I should be worrying about the families in real need. Well, they're not fine."

The parents in the meeting told Franzen "about suicidal kids, their own and others : They described girls who hid in their rooms and cried and boys falling so far behind they might never catch up."

This is Gov. Walz's fault. It's also the DFL's fault, too. They own this state of disrepair in Minnesota. The GOP hasn't had the authority to make any decisions.

Whether in Chicago, Minnesota or Pennsylvania, Democrats own the school lockdown crisis. It's time for a nationwide push for school choice, featuring opportunity scholarships. We've seen what the teachers unions and Democrat politicians have done. It's time to take control out of their hands. The faster it's' done, the better for students it'll be.

Posted Tuesday, February 9, 2021 2:44 AM

Comment 1 by eric z at 09-Feb-21 08:51 AM
By the time they reach schools the parents have, for better or worse, set the hook.

Teachers unions own the Democrats

It doesn't take much thinking to realize that the teachers unions own the Democrats . The dispute is over, too, about whether the teachers unions care most about the dues-paying instructors or the kids. As the saying goes, follow the money. It's that simple.

Democrats have sided with the unions, who have sided with the teachers. The comparison couldn't be clearer. While government schools demand more money to re-open, parochial schools and other private schools have been open this entire school year. In Sen. Rubio's e-letter update, Sen. Rubio highlights just how frightened Democrats are of the teachers unions.

In his e-letter update, Sen. Rubio wrote "For weeks, the Biden Administration has danced around the important issue of reopening our schools, ignoring the science and refusing to side with parents and children over teachers unions. Today, the Biden Administration once again demonstrated that they have no intention of fulfilling the President's promise to students and families. Having 50 percent of schools offering in-person instruction one day a week is not what millions of parents and students across the nation think of as schools reopening. This goal ignores the fact that over 50 percent of school districts have already offered a fully in-person or hybrid option for all of the 2020-2021 school year."

This video is spot-on:
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It's time for this spineless idiot in the White House to stand up to the unions and instead stand with students and their parents. Further, it's time to stop thinking of Biden as a moderate. That's a myth. He's as much a radical as Bernie is. This is how stupid things have gotten:


Hen house, meet the fox. This is beyond disappointing. If ever there was a time for a push for a robust school choice program, including an opportunity scholarship program, it's now. When unions have more control over students' educations, it's time to change.

Posted Tuesday, February 9, 2021 11:47 PM

Comment 1 by eric z at 12-Feb-21 02:37 PM
Don't imagine any "... miss me yet" signs for Betsy DeVos, Gary. That will never happen. She wore out her welcome by about day 3 of her tenure under Trump. Just as no such signs ever showed up over Pope Benedict. An upgrade is an upgrade.

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