Well, today begins the end of real education here in the sunshine state. Our legislature approved a bill, which will surely pass in the senate and be approved by gov'r scotty, that ties our paycheck to our performance and removes tenure for incoming teachers. While the merit pay may not in itself be wholeheartedly destructive, (it will depend on how it is implemented), the lack of tenure for future teachers should be a huge red flag waving, "DO NOT COME TO FLORIDA TO TEACH!!!" Removing tenure will now allow those in charge to dictate what is being taught. Evolution? Doesn't happen. The Holocaust? Never happened. Slavery? Overstated. How about sex educatoin? Why bother? Our kids do not have sex before marriage; that is what we tell them. And what do you mean you won't come to another 2 hour meeting after school Mr. Jones? I am the principal, and I am telling you to come, so you will if you want your job.
The next step will be the removal of the unions. This is for a fact, in the works. The Florida Legislature wants to make voluntary payment of union dues illegal. And after that, by the way, if you do not have at least 50% participation in your union, you lose collective bargaining rights.
This brings us to Ohio. The Senate voted to remove collective bargaining from all unions: teachers, firefighters, police and a total of 350,000 state workers. This was done in a 17-16 vote. And one news report said a dissenting Republican was removed? Sadly, the editor of The New Media Journal stated in an Editor's note that "anyone screaming union busting was a bald faced liar and an agitator, hell bent on creating chaos while attempting to organize factions for the upcoming elections. Period." REALLY? Does this guy think he is a real journalist? No, he is an uneducated Republican claiming such due to his allegiance to wanting to go to heaven. Period.
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