Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Columbia makes Drudge Report

[Vern Green <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I would agree to a point with teachers. I think when a school board or
superintendent has the power to actually fire a teacher that is not
performing well then we can pay teachers more. The problem is the
teacher's unions have such a strangle hold on firing practices in this
country, (at least they do in California, and I have heard similar in
other states) then we cannot as a rule pay teacher's more.



On 1/2/06, Rick Buford <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> Vern Green wrote:
> > To me this is another example of paying someone to little for an
> > important job like this.
> >
> > When the pay you are offering potential candidates is lower than the
> > pay that good people could get in the private sector you tend to get
> > less qualified and less appropriate individuals. I mean seriously,
> > $16.00 per hour for someone who carries a gun around the streets?
> > Heavy Equipment and construction workers make more money than that.
> >
> > It is not like this is a problem only you face. Look at what happened
> > to the police in New Orleans.
>
> While I agree with this wholeheartedly, I would submit that you could
> add several occupations to the list, like teachers.
>
> Unfortunately, until we, as a society, value the people important to our
> society like those who teach our children and protect our streets,
> *more* than our CEOs, I don't see it as going to happen.
>
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