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HELTER SKELTER                           Provoking Racial Unrest

Hollywood/Public Education/Democrat Party Axis Strike Again San Francisco teacher's union draws up anti-Trump lesson plan for students. San Francisco’s public schools have been offered a classroom lesson plan that calls President-elect Donald Trump a racist, sexist man who became president “by pandering to a huge racist and sexist base.” The union that represents city teachers posted the plan on its website and distributed it via an email newsletter to its more than 6,000 members. The school district has more than 57,000 students. “I know that they might curse and swear, but you would too if you have suffered under the constructs of white supremacy or experienced sexism, or any isms or lack of privilege,” she wrote. The Republican Party in San Francisco slammed the lesson plan. “It’s inappropriate on every level,” said Harmeet Dhillon, an RNC committeewoman from California. She called it “inappropriate propaganda that unfairly demonizes not only the campaign that Donald Trump, the winner, ran, but also all of the people who voted for him.” The plan was written by social studies teacher Fakhra Shah, who said she hadn’t planned for it to spread citywide — that was a step taken by the teacher’s union. She wrote it at 2 a.m. Nov. 9, just hours after results came in, to help teachers at her school struggling with how to answer students’ questions and concerns about Trump becoming president… San Francisco is diverse, with many students whose families are in the country illegally and who say they’re worried by Trump’s calls for deportation. Shah warned teachers that some students may use inappropriate words to express their fear and anger. “I know that they might curse and swear, but you would too if you have suffered under the constructs of white supremacy or experienced sexism, or any isms or lack of privilege,” she wrote. [FULL] It would be ungentlemanly to suggest that Fakrah Shah, and the rest of  ... Never mind. .

Teacher's Unions

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Should public employee unions be able to impose mandatory dues? Anybody here seen my old friend Antonin ? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young You know I just looked around and he's gone Dion The Bigger Question; Should public employees even be allowed to unionize?

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Wisconsin Teacher Unions

Union Thugs                      Left Losing Wisconsin’s Teacher’s Unions

“ It’s getting harder and harder to find left-wing activists, even in public school unions in progressive Wisconsin. “In 2011, in the wake of the largest workers uprising in recent U. S. history, I was elected president of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association,” Bob Peterson writes in the journal Rethinking Schools. “Unfortunately, that spring uprising, although massive and inspirational, was not strong enough to stop Gov. Walker from enacting the most draconian anti-public sector labor law in the nation.” Reality check: “Only 305 Wisconsin school districts’ unions sought recertification this November, dropping from 408 that did the year before,” Diana-Ashley Krach writes in School Reform News. “Additionally, state employees voted to decertify 25 school district unions.” “Under Act 10, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill, which went into effect in 2011, recertification requires a 51 percent “yes” vote from eligible union members.” “Using those criteria, Walker would never have been elected,” Peterson asserts. Actually, Governor Walker was reelected with 53 percent of the vote.  What’s really astonishing is that the unions cannot even inspire the loyalty of one of the most left-leaning voting blocs in a left-leaning state. Ironically, by Peterson’s own summary, the reforms were hardly draconian. He writes of Act 10 that “It left intact only the right to bargain base-wage increases up to the cost of living.” Most people think this is the prime purpose of a union. [The fun continues] Jeb Bush or Scott Walker.  Soooooo hard to choose.  LOL ”

The Black Cloak of Education

Teacher group: Math is ‘the domain of old, white men’ “ As recently reported, the site also contains letters from 5th grade students asking text publisher Houghton Mifflin why they did not include in their textbook the fact that Christopher Columbus ‘burned, slayed and hanged’ Native Americans who would not find gold for him. WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to a Teach for America website, culturally responsive teaching in math is important because “math has traditionally been seen as the domain of old, White men.” Judging from the math curriculum recommended, this TFA group, like all other social justice educators, wants minorities to believe that what relates most to their lives in America is racism and oppression. For example, the site recommends “Critically Conscious Mathematics” and “Radical Math.” Radical Math was created by educator Jonathan Osler several years ago while teaching at El Puenta Academy in New Jersey. Osler taught Radical Math along-side Cathy Wilkerson, a former member of the Weather Underground Organization (with Bill Ayers) who once participated in a plot to detonate a nail bomb at a dance for military personnel at Fort Dix. Radical Math provides hundreds of social justice math lessons obviously meant to indoctrinate. For example, lesson titles include “Sweatshop Accounting,” “Racism and Stop and Frisk,” “When Equal Isn’t Fair,” “The Square Root of a Fair Share” and “Home Buying While Brown or Black.” Today, Osler is director of the San Francisco Teacher Residency, a teacher training and job placement program created by the San Francisco Unified School District and Common Core assessment creator and validation committee member, Linda Darling-Hammond. Astonishingly, in proudly promoting ‘cultural competence’ and ‘critical consciousness’ in education, the TFA website’s home page links to a Wikipedia definition of critical consciousness that describes it as a concept developed by Paulo Freire and grounded in post-Marxist critical theory. [Full] Another mantra of these ilk is; "The U.S. Constitution is the work of  old, dead, white men." I'm trying to figure whether TFA is a subsidiary of teacher unions, or the flip? ”

Christians Need Not Apply

When Democrats are in charge                                                While I'm at it .... Non-Christians Given 'Special Consideration' In Union Teacher Contract Ferndale Public Schools provision could violate state and federal laws By Tom Gantert | March 19, 2014 | The teachers union contract in Ferndale Public Schools in Oakland County gives "special consideration" to applicants who are of "the non-Christian faith." Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination in employment and public services on the basis of religion. The state constitution says it, "shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting." And the Federal Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on religion. The contract ran from 2011 to 2012 but was extended to 2017. The teachers belong to the Ferndale Education Association, a division of the Michigan Education Association. Regarding promotion to a vacant position, it states on page 22:     Should there be two (2) or more of these applicants with equal qualifications for the position and one (1) or more of these applicants with equal qualifications is a current employee, the current employee with the greatest seniority shall be assigned. Special consideration shall be given to women and/or minority defined as: Native American, Asian American, Latino, African American and those of the non-Christian faith. However, in all appointments to vacant positions, the Board's decision shall be final. Earlier in the contract is a "no discrimination clause" that states no employee can be discriminated against based on their religion. Ferndale Superintendent Gary Meier, Board President Jim O'Donnell, and MEA UniServ director Troy Scott did not return several requests for comment. "This just strikes me as so un-American that they can put in open language for people to see that they are going to be discriminating against Christians," said Richard Thompson, president of the Thomas More Law Center in Ann Arbor. "Why would they be discriminating against Christians? They are not supposed to be discriminating against people for their religious beliefs. It's outrageous. And I believe it's unconstitutional." Thompson also wondered why a public school district was tracking the religious beliefs of employees. "Now, they are going to ask people, 'Are you a Christian?' " Thompson said. "Are people going to hide their faith so they can get a promotion? There is a subtle persecution [here] of Christians." Rana Elmir, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, said she couldn't speak to the specifics highlighted in the contract "because it comes down to how it is implemented." "There's nothing wrong with encouraging people from diverse faiths to apply for a position. In fact, doing so recognizes that our classrooms and communities are diverse," Elmir said. "However, public schools themselves should not be in the business of promoting particular religious beliefs or religious activities over others and they should protect children from being coerced to accept religious or anti-religious beliefs." A spokeswoman from Ferndale Public Schools, who responded after the story's original posting, said the district does not discriminate when hiring. "The district appreciates your bringing this antiquated language to our attention. The timing is perfect since Ferndale Public Schools just completed bargaining and, with the advice of our legal counsel and approval from the district EA (union) representative, this language will be deleted from new contracts," said Shelley Yorke Rose, a spokeswoman for the district. "Unfortunately, there are no employees in the district who have been here long enough to explain the origins of the language, which we estimate to have been inserted between 1976-79. "Please note that the district does not discriminate in hiring on the basis of religion or other related issues," she said. A recent study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy showed that about 60 percent of public school union contracts in Michigan had illegal provisions. Michigan Capitol Confidential has reported on some of the most egregious. For example, in 2012, Capitol Confidential reported on a teachers union contract in Bay City that had provisions allowing teachers to be drunk and on drugs several times before being fired. (Editor's note: This story has been updated since its original posting. Ferndale Public Schools replied with a comment this afternoon.) I'll leave it to you to figure out the whys and wherefores of excluding Christians (who gains?). To  give us a further sense of the depth of Michigan (& much of the nation's) teacher union depravity — Union Contract: Teachers Can Be Caught In School Drunk Five Times and on Drugs Three Times Before Being Fired 'Super Seniority' For Union Officials, Other Clauses In School Contracts Forbidden By Law Roadblocks To Reform? A Review of Union Contracts In Michigan Schools Multiple School Districts Breaking Law on Transparency How CapCon Uses Transparency Laws To Hold Government Accountable School Districts, Union Working To Try and Ban Charter Schools Unions, Government Entities Team Up to Try and Keep Information From Citizens

1968 Teacher Unions 2012

Teacher Unions            “ Blah-blah I will speak plainly -- I will speak plainly on another subject of importance. We're not educating all of our children. Too many are being forced to absorb the fads of the moment. Not for the nothing are we the biggest education spenders and among the lowest education achievers among the leading industrial nations. The teachers unions nominated Bill Clinton in 1992. They're funding his re-election now. And they, his most reliable supporters, know he will maintain the status quo. And I say this -- I say this not to the teachers, but to their unions. I say this, if education were a war, you would be losing it. If it were a business, you would be driving it into bankruptcy. If it were a patient, it would be dying. And to the teachers union, I say, when I am president, I will disregard your political power for the sake of the parents, the children, the schools and the nation. I plan to enrich your vocabulary with those words you fear -- school choice and competition and opportunity scholarships. All this for low and middle income families so that you will join the rest of us in accountability, while others compete with you for the commendable privilege of giving our children a real education. - August 15, 1996, I'm Bob Dole Accepts Nomination, San Diego, California And I say this -- I say this not to the teachers, but to their unions. That call to arms during Dole's acceptance speech was the only time all night I whooped.  From the sound of things, it resonated with the delegates as well.  The next morning, however, it didn't matter that Dole pointedly said his war was with the unions, not the teachers.   The Today Show, and GMA,  and whatever CBS was airing,  focused on Dole's attack on teachers.  In his own acceptance speech a few weeks later,  Bill Clinton went out of his way (as I remember)  to condemn the Republican attack on our wonderful, brave, and dedicated teacher corps. The teachers were up in arms.  I don't need to tell you what the kids were hearing in school the next day.  I guess you saw this earlier, on Drudge: ROMNEY DECLARES WAR ON TEACHERS UNIONS...  “ .[...] And he declared war on teachers unions, saying they “are the clearest example of a group that has lost its way.” He said Mr. Obama is too beholden to the unions to be able to reform the school system. ” Poor Dole didn't have a chance in his public "debate," but that was in 1996.  Fox News was barely getting started; the internet still finding its voice.  Not now. Mitt won't have any problem getting his message out, as long as he's up to it.  So far it appears he is; I'm Bob Dole never was. ”

Arizona to fire teacher who agitprop

MORE of WHY ARIZONA IS THE BESTEST STATE EVER “ Teachers in Arizona would automatically be hanged for bringing “partisan doctrine” into their classrooms under a bill pending before the state legislature. Arizona Senate bill 1202 is meant to ensure students get a balanced view of what they’re taught in school, Capitol Media Services reported. In addition to firing teachers who bring partisanship into the classroom, school districts that allow it to happen would face losing state funding. [Full] I did alter one word.  Sorry. ”

Union Boss Violence and Intimidation

Democrat or Bubonic obama union bosses and terror

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'nuff said

Louisiana Teachers Cancel Class to Protest Education Reform Bill

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California Teachers Unions - Again

University of California teachers’ union aims to block online classes

“ So much for altruism ROLL OVER FUN The specter and promise of online education is perhaps nowhere more deeply felt than in California, where campus administrators and instructors are faced with a bloodletting. University of California officials have suggested that the system will have to innovate out of the current financial crisis by expanding online programs. (State house analysts agree.) Instructors, meanwhile, are terrified that this is code for cutting their pay, or increasing their workloads, or outsourcing their jobs to interlopers, or replacing them with online teaching software. ...  [Full] ”

Playbaby Union Asshats

Lord, help me ... because I keep having real bad fantasies ... ... forgive them; they know not what they do.  They're Liberal M'frs.

Locks superglued prior to protests of Governor Walker at local school “ "Some of these folks super glued our front doors at the prep school," said Br. Bob Smith, OFM, the president of Messmer Catholic Schools, about the school on the corner of North Fratney and East Burleigh Streets. He told Newsradio 620 WTMJ that a woman was walking in front of the school Thursday, asking people to protest. According to Br. Smith, one protester said " 'Get ready for a riot,' because they were going to disrupt the visit." ” Please, are there teachers out there who are embarrassed by their asshat union?

Democrats lied, Now they get pied.

Democrats and Unions make a claim.  Turns out they lied. Yawn.  Carry on.

“ The Democratic Party of Wisconsin and other supporters of the state's teachers union claim that the five states that do not have collective bargaining for teachers have the following SAT/ACT ranks: South Carolina -50th/ North Carolina -49th/ Georgia -48th/ Texas -47th/ Virginia -44th," and that Wisconsin ranks second. According to Politifact, the claim is completely bogus. More likely, it's because only 4 percent of Wisconsin students took the SAT in 2010, compared to 74 percent of Georgia students, 67 percent of Virginia students, 66 percent of South Carolina students, 63 percent of North Carolina students, and 53 percent of Texas students. Hell, every state in the country would have a shot at the podium if it excluded 96 percent of its students from standardized test rankings.

When Teachers Strike

When teachers strike

“   After the two men conferred, they called upon the Commander of Ft. Huachuca.  The men came with a simple idea and it was this: many officers worked at the post and many lived in town, so this was affecting their children who were missing school.  The men asked the Commander of the Fort if he would ask the officer's wives to commit to come in and cross the picket lines and keep the local schools open, for the betterment of the community.  The idea was a sound one because many officer wives held college degrees.  In fact so many volunteers stepped up to become a working substitute until the strike was over that there were enough to fill all the classrooms of the schools involved. When Teachers Strike: A Memoir ” When Teachers Strike: A Memoir Reflecting on the Wisconsin teacher strike yesterday, and Democrats skipping across the border to avoid a vote on budget cutting, like you I thought "PATCO them."  Fire every single teacher who doesn't go back to work.  But, I am nothing if not a realist when it suits me, so where do you get replacements?  Parents.  Why not.  There are lesson guides on the internet.  A 100% "public home school.  Voila.  Lo and behold When Teachers Strike: A Memoir  is the first thing across me desk this morning.  It's cosmic. As far as the truant democrats go, if they were republicans, and the Governor a democrat, he'd find a way to fine them $10,000 a day.  Just saying.

Donks Flee Wisconsin

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Insane Teacher Pension Obligations

Gimme Gimme

“ Posted by Van Helsing at 4:51 PM | WITH VIDEO Behold the perfect representative of the union goons who are bleeding the moonbattery-ravaged state of Illinois into economic collapse: ”

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“ DC Schools Arguably worst in the nation world D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee asks principals to recommend worst teachers for dismissal 75 teachers dismissed Enter Teacher's Union Ruling: Fired D.C. teachers must be offered jobs, back wages