"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Alan Gomes wrote:
"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

I suspect that your wife's pay and benefits are the result of labor
negotiations between the teachers' assn and the board of education. I'm
not saying she doesn't earn her pay, because I know how hard good teachers
work. But if it were not for that assn, your wife would be making a bit
more than wal-mart employees.

Sure. Whatever you say.
--AG