"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Alan Gomes wrote:

BTW: My wife is a public school teacher in So. California. She's a great
teacher but it's a really crappy system--massively top heavy bureaucracy,
wasteful, poorly run, etc. Granting that we cannot abolish the public
education system entirely (my personal preference), we support vouchers
as a good compromise. And as for the teacher's union, we got her out of
that years ago (though we are obligated to pay a relatively small amount
of dues that goes to the collective bargaining portion, but nothing that
goes to support their political agenda).

--Alan Gomes

If you and your wife had any integrity, she'd quit working for the public
school system altogether, and go to work for a private voucher system
school, where she could be hired and fired on a whim, earn about a third
to a half less, and, of course, not be a part of a teachers' retirement
system.

What do you say, Alan? If you are so opposed to public education, why are
you extracting benefits from it?

Harry,

The answer is quite simple, actually.

We wish that the system did not exist at all. But granting that it does, we
care about the kids in that system and wish to influence the kids for good.
My wife is an excellent teacher and does what she can to mitigate the
overall damage of the public school system, for the benefit of the kids.

As far as us "extracting benefits from it," my wife *works* for a them and
receives pay that she *earns.* Given the hours that she puts in it's no
gift, and they are not doing us any favors. With her level of education she
could definitely make more money doing something else, but *we* have decided
to benefit on the poor kids that are stuck within that system.

--Alan Gomes