tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14242496.post8278943490922962154..comments2023-10-20T08:07:46.557-04:00Comments on Malott's Blog: Malotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908995141115792851noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14242496.post-46725246809133472822011-02-21T10:28:34.318-05:002011-02-21T10:28:34.318-05:00Okay, I gonna say it. I respect teachers as much ...Okay, I gonna say it. I respect teachers as much as the next fella, my mother was one and my daughter-in-law is one. But I don't think teaching is a "special" vocation and I don't think teachers deserve special treatment or more security than anyone else. I don't think teachers are any more important or valuable than any other schmuck that goes out to work a tedious, back-breaking, low paying job with no bargaining power or summer off. At least teachers somehow had the intellectual and financial means to go to college and get trained and certified to do what they CHOSE to do. So many people are not so fortunate and have to take what they can get, like it or not. Anyone who shows up at a job of any kind because they love and feel compelled to support their families do just as much teaching as a school teacher. I put my "teacher are special" violin away a long time ago. <br /><br />So, here's to all you working stiffs who don't think you're special. And here's to those who take great risks and find a profitable and productive way to hire them. You rock!Grammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357022356191536282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14242496.post-38543104862637751802011-02-19T09:02:51.572-05:002011-02-19T09:02:51.572-05:00I heard that it's not unusual for teachers in ...I heard that it's not unusual for teachers in Wisconsin to get pay and benefits adding up to 100,000 dollars. I assume that's mid-level.<br /><br />I'm more concerned that these "public servants" are shutting down schools in order to protest. <br /><br />The Dems have been talking about Ronald Reagan quite a bit lately... Reagan fired the air traffic controllers... <br /><br />I'm confident that there are qualified teachers all over America that would be willing to teach in Wisconsin even if they had to contribute to their pension and medical insurance.Malotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908995141115792851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14242496.post-75763605005156989962011-02-18T20:44:46.079-05:002011-02-18T20:44:46.079-05:00I can't say anything about Wisconsin's tea...I can't say anything about Wisconsin's teachers, but those in Missouri are not that great. Something like $20,000 a year to start - and $30,00 if you've been a teacher for a couple of decades. <br /><br />However, some do have great benefits.Delta R. Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251804955082176200noreply@blogger.com