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Reader Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 11:01 AM Original message |
Oregon governor wants teachers to work for free. |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. Is that even legal? |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-21-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. It shouldn't be legal. Besides... |
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musical_soul (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-09 01:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Exactly. |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Nice to know I'm not alone. :) Maybe we teachers need... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
2. Let me guess, it's "voluntary" |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Bingo. |
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Reader Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. And Portland Public set a precedent a few years ago. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. And what if they get hurt on the job on a "No Pay" day? |
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Reader Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. What's really depressing are the comments after the article. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 07:46 AM Response to Reply #4 |
63. Workers Comp covers all employees. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. This seems fair. I'd be happy to work four days for free. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Yeah really. I was going to say the same thing. |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. No freaking way! |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I have finally started to work this way, too. And I have far less stress. |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-20-09 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. It has been mentioned |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-21-09 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
11. Here's another angle |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-21-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yes. |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-21-09 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. So, will the lawmakers also work for free? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. "Don't even think about dipping into state reserve accounts to balance the current budget." |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-22-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
19. Teachers complain so much |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 12:41 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Welcome to DU, you poor confused person... |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 05:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. It must be so hard |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. If you think teaching is so easy |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Engineering student |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Interesting post. The first part... |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I'm not going to become a teacher |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Are you asking me, or are you... |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. I've done roofing |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-16-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
77. Is this a dick waving match? |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
38. As a former engineer turned teacher... |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
43. Here are some of the reasons |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Great post. And a great... |
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KitSileya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-12-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #43 |
76. Bravo! It never ceases to amaze me, |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Two things are pretty clear from your... |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I'm not young, |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. I'm not old, but... |
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Reader Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 08:12 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. You are being manipulated. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. I'm not angry at teachers |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I don't think you're a hater. I just think... |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Since I'm not a full-time teacher |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. But you ARE making a judgment about both... |
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Reader Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Your own words contradict you. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. You don't need to be a firefighter to know its hard |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. You should do more scientific research. To rely on... |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. Lets objectively look at it |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. No to #4 and #8. Yes to all the ... |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. #1 and #2 really? |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. This just shows how little you know about the job of teaching. I'm not going to... |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #53 |
69. The answer to 1 is "yes" and the answer to 2 is also "yes". |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. The Answer to 3 is Yes |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. That's disgusting . Yet I'm not surprised. |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:48 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. I Am VERY Pro-Union, |
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CRK7376 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #47 |
60. As a former teacher who misses |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Bless you. Thank you for your service... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #19 |
39. I invite you to do my job for one school week. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Unless you |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 04:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Oh my goodness... |
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TruthTeller (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Are you up for the challenge? |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. ... |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. PM me the details |
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TruthTeller (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 08:52 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I can set it up |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Great post. My story is similar, except that I went back... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 08:04 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. No problem at all. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Sorry |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 07:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I think that's the point. |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #19 |
61. Weekends Off? Summers Off? High Wages? |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:13 AM Response to Reply #19 |
66. No offense, guy. But I wish I had your discretionary time and energy: |
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eagertolearn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
40. I need help over here in La Grande. They've canceled the school play |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Two ways to do this. You could post it here... |
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eagertolearn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #45 |
72. Thanks, I finally figured it out. |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-25-09 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
52. Several of my teaching friends in the UK have to subsidise their school out of their own pockets. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
64. We're looking at a five-day furlough here. |
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Lorax (307 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:07 AM Response to Original message |
65. I am a special ed teacher. |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:17 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. KICK for this response alone. |
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CRK7376 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:11 AM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Awesome post |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #65 |
74. Thank you. From this teacher... |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #65 |
75. As I mentioned above, |
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