tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post3224108528305327668..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Now It's Teachers Who Are Thrown Under The BusDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-39891939881588262652010-05-29T12:49:04.437-07:002010-05-29T12:49:04.437-07:00If the states didn't have to provide so many f...If the states didn't have to provide so many federally mandated programs to students whose families do not pay into the system in the form of payroll taxes or property taxes, perhaps this wouldn't be a problem. But while we can provide for our own poor, we are now approaching crisis limits in some districts because of the inundation of students whose families are not paying their way and who sometimes require services far above and beyond an average student. In the rooms where the seriously disabled students are "taught" only two out of the ten are from this country. Because of mandates their class requires two teachers and two aides and a car. Compare that to the freshman English classes with 35 per class and seven classes. Who do you think gets more attention and how many kids fall through the cracks? This administration could care less about those stats. All they are worried about is losing the union teachers as voters.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-46308581572793845782010-05-29T09:10:41.884-07:002010-05-29T09:10:41.884-07:00Legislation has also been proposed to bail out ove...Legislation has also been proposed to bail out overextended union pension funds.Union fatcats who manage those funds raid them to contribute to Democrat campaign funds and now are asking Congress for money to replenish those depleted pension funds. This is proposed in a way to make the bailouts open-ended so that unions can run the same cycle with each election. Passing these bills is a distinct possibility because we have some of the best legislators money can buy.EdDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-60040416324679027222010-05-28T20:29:13.156-07:002010-05-28T20:29:13.156-07:00I cannot even begin to comprehend why Congress wou...I cannot even begin to comprehend why Congress would think it had the right to spend money on teacher's salaries. Anyone up for another round of 'find the Constitutional justification?'maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com