No,, my comments are in regards to the unionized teachers in the west who
every single year strike right before exam time and have ruined so many
students education because of their own greed. Teachers here in the west are
similar to labor unions. So uncompetitive and selfish and failures.
I see it at the university levels. Domestic students are entering the
universities without being able to read or write properly. They have no
learning skills and are forcing the university system to reduce the load as
to not embarrass the students and universities with the low scores.
The international student who wishes to study in the west simply does
circles around our domestic students. Circles. Many universities now have to
separate the two students as they are at different levels. I am constantly
asked to advise students and I say the same thing,,,, finish your degrees
over there. Their education system over there in the East for example is
unbelievably better than ours. The tuition fees are what one of our text
books costs for a term and their text books are about 2 dollars Canadian.
Now,, before you say something stupid. Their text books are written by the
same publishers as here, yet our university students will pay around 125
U.S. for the exact same text book, from same publisher, looks identical yet
they will pay about 1.50 U.S. for it. Only difference is the language it is
written in.
Now, the teachers there are real, they are respected by the students, no
first name basis, no cell phones ringing in class, homework must be done and
they are not simply given A+ for attendance as they do in the west.

So, the teachers are similar here in the west to the lazy slob union
workers, same mentality and when the teachers cry,,, the students suffer,,,
forcing the west even further to an uncompetitive position globally.
Teachers in the west make around 50,000 per year, they have summers off,
they have all holidays off, and they work from say 9am to 3pm. Many spares
during the day also. Don't give me any of your **** like '"marking tests in
the evening"' give your stupid heads a shake for that one,,, or "" hours of
preparation time""' ya for smoking or drugs,,, or ""coaching a football
team''"

No,, teachers here in the west have systematically ruined the future for us
here in the west. We now have to rely on immigration for long term survival.
Just look at Canada's immigration policy for proof. Canada aims to get
500,000 immigrants every year. Canada needs this. Canada needs imputs of
knowledge, skills, technology,, and especially taxpayers. Last year Canada
only received 247,000 immigrants and this is a concern.
So at the governmental level, there is a recognition of ignorant labor here
already, unions and teachers have an effect that is visible so we are
counting on immigration to save our asses. Thanks to all you union dummies.






"John H" wrote in message
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On 27 Feb 2004 10:27:49 -0800, (basskisser) wrote:

John H wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:51:09 -0500, " Tuuk"
wrote:

Well Harry, here is more proof that your unions have made more
disasters for
the west. You show your ignorance by even mentioning Bush after this
article. It is clearly obvious that this is a result of unions and
labor
here in the west. Bush has never belonged to a union, he is a
conservative,
who are typically not associated with unions (of course there are some
conservatives on unions).
Teachers and unions, full blame for this.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Number of Mass Layoffs Rose Sharply in January
2,400 Employers Let Go 50 or More

By Kirstin Downey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 26, 2004; Page E02

More than 2,400 employers across the country reported laying off 50
or
more workers in January, the third-highest number of so-called mass
layoffs since the government became tracking them a decade ago.
Snipped

How the hell are teachers responsible for this??

John H

I agree, just because SOME part time daycare type of substitute
teachers are dumber than their students, doesn't mean they are to
blame!

Amen to that!

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!