tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post5894272139489023541..comments2024-03-26T23:57:42.268-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: EduSolidarity: Teachers, Unions, Democracyirasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-53845096852486278672011-03-30T13:45:54.273-04:002011-03-30T13:45:54.273-04:00Wonderfully said! Yes, let us all go back to the.....Wonderfully said! Yes, let us all go back to the... was it thirties or twenties?... before unions, when it was perfectly legal and smiled-upon to work children and adults to the bone, pay them practically nothing, and then fire them when their bodies and minds gave out. What lovely days those were! I could spit.SKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-70902339176614280892011-03-26T15:29:48.453-04:002011-03-26T15:29:48.453-04:00Thanks for this, Ira. We need to tell more storie...Thanks for this, Ira. We need to tell more stories about how the teachers often use our union as a means for reform and innovation. The "reforms" teachers, and our unions, tend to resist are often bad ones.Stephen Lazarhttp://blog.stephenlazar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-48801853238983701712011-03-25T10:42:47.112-04:002011-03-25T10:42:47.112-04:00My name is Ashley Welch and I am in Dr. Strange...My name is Ashley Welch and I am in Dr. Strange's EDM 310 class. I have been assigned to read your blog as an assignment to post on our blog. This post on Unions was very informative, it really gave a clear understanding of what unions are...especially if you didn't even realize you were in one. That's really awesome that your mom was involved in the movement, American Federation of Teachers. Thanks to her and many other people, teachers can get professional rights.Ashley Welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870710849149701721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-89638210270334429072011-03-25T09:53:55.155-04:002011-03-25T09:53:55.155-04:00Admittedly, teacher unions deserve credit for impr...Admittedly, teacher unions deserve credit for improving the working conditions of millions of educators today, but its important to also note the fact that they protect the jobs of many ineffective teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-49593892767068663142011-03-22T10:28:36.905-04:002011-03-22T10:28:36.905-04:00Great piece, Ira. I started teaching in 1974, and ...Great piece, Ira. I started teaching in 1974, and knew many women like your mom who became genuine professionals through the union, letting the men who worked at the high school (and had a conference period and duty-free lunch) know that what was good for the goose...<br /><br />Thanks. A terrific read.Nancy Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00047575960944913289noreply@blogger.com