tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post2762189612627989607..comments2024-02-20T19:58:27.733-06:00Comments on Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse: Rural schools have been screwed in FitzwalkerstanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-1029030261669317542016-09-10T08:59:13.937-05:002016-09-10T08:59:13.937-05:00Well stated Greg. UW's Katherine Cramer goes ...Well stated Greg. <a href="http://isthmus.com/news/cover-story/morgridge-center-wisconsin-idea/%22" rel="nofollow"> UW's Katherine Cramer goes into this in detail in her book "The Politics of Rensentment." </a> In little towns, teachers are often among the best-paid workers, because no other jobs require bachelor's degrees and compete with bigger,better places for talent. <br /><br /> And dimwits in the 262 are slitting their own throats if they defund and disrespect public education, because who wants to live out in Mukwonago or Cedarburg if the schools suck? But it's a nice way for WisGOPs to sucker mediocre white people into voting for them, and the puppetmasters don't care if the state goes to crap, as long as they get paid.<br /><br /> It sickens meJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-68797038912373037892016-09-09T18:41:04.918-05:002016-09-09T18:41:04.918-05:00I have to wonder if there isn't a resentment t...I have to wonder if there isn't a resentment towards public school teachers in some of these areas.<br /><br />There is a lot of misinformation of teacher wages. People are told that public school teachers are making amazing wages while having the summer off. Too many people won't take the time to do a little research on teacher wages in these areas. People in the Milwaukee area don't even look for the truth, they just take whatever they hear from any fool spewing numbers like a sprinkler, even if or especially if these numbers are false.<br /><br />They hear about the wages of private school teachers, that are not held to the same standards and requirements as public school teachers, and believe that the public school teachers are overpaid. Qualifications, certifications and skills don't matter. They are all just teachers and they are all the same.<br /><br />I hate to even think this. Some times it seems that stupid parents are going to make sure that their kids are just as stupid as they are and they are not going to let any "librul" teacher get in the way. If my kid is stupid it is the fault of the "librul" teacher, not mine.<br /><br />That attitude is not just in the rural areas, it is everywhere.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14294231949150809096noreply@blogger.com