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"I don’t know why people belittle teachers so much now."

ER — 5/9/2013 11:54:35 PM (archived)

The answer to that is simple.

They get paid entirely too much money, their unions are too strong, and both they and their unions tend to support Democrats.

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Student scolds teacher - Jody - 5/9/2013 3:09:05 AM
- In my opinion, this was a set-up. - ER - 5/10/2013 7:06:51 PM
  - Not exactly. - TB - 5/10/2013 8:05:02 PM
    - Does that mean you're convinced it wasn't a rehearsed, deliberate ambush? n/t - ER - 5/10/2013 8:24:48 PM
      - Actually... - TB - 5/10/2013 8:48:06 PM
        
        Who's talking conspiracy? - ER - 5/10/2013 9:15:02 PM
        
        Re: Who's talking conspiracy? - TB - 5/10/2013 11:13:46 PM
  - Re: In my opinion, this was a set-up. - Jody - 5/10/2013 7:35:12 PM
- Wrong time, wrong place. - bowser - 5/10/2013 2:11:46 PM
  - Re: Wrong time, wrong place. - Jody - 5/10/2013 5:04:39 PM
  - I doubt the kid's sincerity. - RobVG - 5/10/2013 2:24:20 PM
    - I suspect, he was grandstanding so he could be a hero on the internet. - alcaray - 5/10/2013 5:07:25 PM
      - Re: I suspect, he was grandstanding so he could be a hero on the internet. - Jody - 5/10/2013 5:11:11 PM
        
        quick to judge. - alcaray - 5/10/2013 5:38:30 PM
        
        Re: quick to judge. - Jody - 5/10/2013 6:05:19 PM
    - Re: I doubt the kid's sincerity. - Jody - 5/10/2013 3:52:05 PM
- Don't recall any teachers "making me excited"... - alcaray - 5/9/2013 5:07:05 AM
  - Re: Don't recall any teachers "making me excited"... - Jody - 5/10/2013 5:05:48 PM
  - "I don’t know why people belittle teachers so much now." - ER - 5/9/2013 11:54:35 PM
    - Re: "I don’t know why people belittle teachers so much now." - Jody - 5/10/2013 5:06:21 PM
    - Some interesting facts: - TB - 5/10/2013 3:40:35 AM
      - Some distorted facts - ER - 5/10/2013 5:21:34 AM
        
        Employees - TB - 5/10/2013 4:09:34 PM
        
        It's not even necessary to respond to that. - ER - 5/10/2013 6:24:35 PM
        
        You can't actually respond. - TB - 5/10/2013 7:36:23 PM
        
        I guess that means you're going to leave it, rather than take it, eh? - ER - 5/10/2013 8:18:07 PM
      - This list of stats is supposed to sound like the increase in education cost goes to the unions? - alcaray - 5/10/2013 4:31:32 AM
        
        No. - TB - 5/10/2013 3:56:35 PM
        
        So it was a right-wing rant triggered by someboday saying "teacher"? - alcaray - 5/10/2013 5:03:50 PM
        
        ER said something silly implying that good education demands unions and more taxes, and I responded. - TB - 5/10/2013 5:11:17 PM
        
        Ohmygod, ER look what you did! - alcaray - 5/10/2013 6:09:23 PM
        
        Curses. - ER - 5/10/2013 6:59:36 PM
        
        Electron degeneracy leads to core collapse. - ER - 5/10/2013 6:09:59 AM
    - Re: "I don’t know why people belittle teachers so much now." - Jody - 5/10/2013 12:10:00 AM
      - So do I. - ER - 5/10/2013 2:34:47 AM
        
        Re: So do I. - Jody - 5/10/2013 5:07:04 PM
  - When I was a kid, it would have been unthinkable to tell off a teacher. - ER - 5/9/2013 1:19:24 PM
    - Re: When I was a kid, it would have been unthinkable to tell off a teacher. - Jody - 5/10/2013 5:07:58 PM
      - Just for the record... - ER - 5/10/2013 8:29:15 PM
    - Re: When I was a kid, it would have been unthinkable to tell off a teacher. - Jody - 5/9/2013 3:33:21 PM
      - The view from abroad. - ER - 5/9/2013 5:53:43 PM
        
        Re: The view from abroad. - Jody - 5/9/2013 6:21:54 PM
        
        I have little patience with modern educational practices... - ER - 5/9/2013 6:35:49 PM
        
        Re: I have little patience with modern educational practices... - Jody - 5/10/2013 5:08:39 PM
        
        Re: I have little patience with modern educational practices... - Jody - 5/9/2013 8:58:00 PM
        
        Robert the Red, or Bolshie Bob, - ER - 5/9/2013 6:12:49 PM

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