tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post115248560101351243..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Can You Say, "Disingenuous"? I Knew You Could!Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1152749586789860592006-07-12T17:13:00.000-07:002006-07-12T17:13:00.000-07:00I'm often amazed at the lack of legal protections ...I'm often amazed at the lack of legal protections other states provide their teachers. Here in California I cannot be fired "at will".<BR/><BR/>I've long thought that the relatively low pay of teachers, compared to what could be earned in the private sector (and what I used to earn in the private sector) was partially offset by the holidays, job protection, and retirement that we enjoy. The situation you describe is horrendous, and is partly why I support collective bargaining.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1152744581423942802006-07-12T15:49:00.000-07:002006-07-12T15:49:00.000-07:00Does it ever strike you as odd that in teaching we...Does it ever strike you as odd that in teaching we can be fired at will, but are limited by contract to seeking other jobs? I look on the state chatboards and read all of these desperate posts stating how they are fearful of interviewing but have to leave destructive school situations. They are scared to say anything negative, fearful of resigning before contracts are offered and even then they seem largely at the mercy of the local school boards. Except for coaches of course who seem to be able to come and go at will, despite contracts. It makes it appear that the negatives in teaching are so high that we must be legally locked into the system in order to maintain minimum staffing. Is this really any way to run a business? If a normal corporation had employees leaving on a regular basis due to the work situation, it would seem that eventually something would change. I understand that schools need to know they can provide adequate staffing, but then again, if the workplace we pleasant, the standards upheld and the classes kept to reasonable sizes (not to mention paying decent wages) would schools really suffer so much?Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.com