fairnessforall

oh and by the way - my house is worth just 2.5 million- what does this make me lessor than you- I work 5.5 days a week-2 weeks vacation a year I have trouble finding youth who will work 5 days a week consistently - they are used to a much lessor work load after completing high school unless of course they came from another country- where 5 days a week was expected

EXACTLY_( they dont care - so why should I RIGHT!) I am going to get a list of the PD day activities - to see what they are studying- I will post the agenda- so we can observe how beneficial the day was- the truth will come out. If they are in such urgent need of constant training- why are they paid so much and why did they to school for so long. I dont think Grade 2 changes that rapidly every year.Apparently my plumber( certified trade-profession) is charging me on Monday for his training class as well (kidding) If these teachers are so highly above the other workers in Ontario- you think they would train on their own at their expense- just like the rest of us . Do you need some spots to be filled- I really do have many trained teachers who cant get in- huge waiting list- almost hopeless= are you in a position to give them a chance they already have all the courses = they will teach 5 days a week- and will train on their own time if the job called for it== and have spent years volunteering to keep themselves ready. But as of friday - they will not be teaching either

A I want my kids to learn 5 days a week ( I am sorry i feel that way -Trying to be politically correct) B I dont want free daycare- I already am taxed enough for education-give me all the money back I pay for public education and I can afford to send them elsewhere 5 days a week It is not up to the teachers to dictate what the workweek looks like- society pushes for 5 days a week-PERIOD- I am sure all the teachers can fight over these jobs as we eliminate them and hire new teachers that accept the 5 day work week- The free day care angle is so insulting to the parent who works 5 days a week( at least) and can only hope their teachers are providing more than daycare ( NOT FREE DAYCARE) but a real education( keep in mind how little day care workers make- as they wait to become teachers) The teachers are obligated to provide more than daycare- or they should seek employment eslewhere C If you think you can earn $250,000 PLEASE!!! DO THAT -- no one will stop you- my child will welcome your new tax dollars to support their education with more efficient teaching staff ( eg. I dont pay $100 per hour for my cleaning person) There is NOT a shortage of teachers - gee - I wonder why In the meantime ( grass is greener) there is a job to do CALLED TEACHING- and if you are so against it I have 5 qualified people right now who will take your spot_tomorrow and help the parents and kids fulfill their needs - an education ( which they pay for in every tax dollar) On Friday - I will be at the school with others _ taking attendance with my kids--- and if a teacher is not present- they will be taking a sick day-- PERIOD enough of the BS - I will report on MONDAY how many teachers did not manage to professionally upgrade themselves in this 1 school

I am sure a strike would be the first reaction of these unionist mentality teachers . south of the border they do not get the payrate or time off of Ontario teachers. Would the parents get a refund for the service not provided- Parents have to pay the tax regardless- so again not fair- just like the last strikes- no compensation offered to the students or parents . If the teachers go on strike (selfishly)-as society tries to take control of this problem-and get the teachers teaching instead of NOT- then let them stay on strike- and give us are money back so we can deploy the funds efficiently . There are lots of hard jobs-that is so condescending-( eg my job is harder than yours) if it so hard then why not dismantle the union and allow open hiring( freemarket) .If someone needs to be sacked- just like in the real workforce-it gets done. teachers pay may go up as well as the time off- if you are so confident that the job is so difficult and underappreciated. I am sure the teachers will get back to teaching as opposed to take a job somewhere else- especially when they see what is out there. Our students are learning from people who display bad work ethic- what a great gift they leave the parents to deal with. the job at hand and paid for is teaching the kids -not hoping the teachers like it enough to show up

The true cost of the PD days is on the parents and kids as the teachers live in a sheltered ( protected by their union) dream world No other workplace could survive working only 4 days a week ( 2 PD days in January since the holiday) Instead of learning- my kids play- just another teacher day off- we have run out of ideas to occupy them and any real education course we would enroll them in requires a full-time comittment- - SO MANY PD days this year- this is no longer something to ignore the revolt is coming- Kids and parents first! Teachers should start to be fired- if they think full-time work is beneath them- apparently the newer ones want their jobs and are eager to work SO BE IT Our family can not afford anymore time off so the teachers can play after. they were hired to be full-time- if they do want the job Please move aside and they will quickly find out how many people are waiting to fill their role- 5 days a week- and probably for less pay- with higher educational qualifications. I am an employer and would certainly not allow 11 sick days with pay a year and all of these PD days. This is not to mention all the other perks like summer and winter holidays and their pension fund. These teachers need a rude awakening- they dont even get how well they are treated. They think it is normal to work only from 8ish to 4 and receive full-time pay- as they await their 3 day weekend every other week. It s time to put kids and parents first the world is too competitive to teach my kids to be part time mentality