These Are Your Teachers?

WorldNetDaily ^ | July 14, 2005 | Joseph Farah

[FFforFreedom]

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These are your teachers?

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Posted: July 14, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern

© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

The National Education Association recently concluded its annual meeting in Los Angeles - and you might be surprised what the largest teachers' union in America talked about and decided.

I mean, let's face it. The state of public education in American today is not exactly state of the art. You might think falling test scores, higher drop-out rates, and functional illiteracy of graduates - despite ever increasing taxpayer commitments - would be causes for concern and debate at a forum like this.

You would be wrong. Here are some resolutions adopted by the representative assembly of the professional association responsible for educating your kids:

To participate in a national boycott of Wal-Mart (Two resolutions); To fight efforts to privatize Social Security (nine separate resolutions); To add the words "other" and "multi-ethnic" in addition to "unknown" in the category of ethnicity on all forms; To commemorate the "historic merger of the National Education Association and the American Teachers Association, which occurred in 1966"; To expose health problems associated with "fragrance chemicals"; (I assume this means perfumes. Another resolution called for designating areas of NEA meetings as "fragrance-free zones."); To fight indoor air pollution (two resolutions); To make health care an organizational priority; To expand efforts to elect pro-public education candidates to Congress in 2006; To promote the designation of April as National Donate Month to promote organ and tissue donation; To push for a commemorative stamp honoring public education; To push for more collective bargaining; To study the feasibility of a boycott of Gallo wine (A separate resolution banned the serving of Gallo wine at any NEA functions.); To develop a strategic program to help NEA Republican members advance a pro-public education agenda with the party; To defend affirmative action and oppose the Michigan Civil Rights Amendment; To oppose the annual observance of "Take Your Child to Work Day" during the regular school year; To oppose all forms of privatization; To investigate the establishment of affordable housing programs for members; To respond aggressively to any inappropriate use of the words "retarded" or "gay" in the media; To fight the "regressive taxation practices of the federal government"; To support education programs for prisoners and former prisoners; To support research on women and heart disease; To push for an "exit strategy to end the U.S. military occupation of Iraq"; To oppose the Central American Free Trade Agreement; To push for debt cancellation in underdeveloped countries; To teach children about the "significant history of labor unions"; To develop a comprehensive strategy of support for homosexuality; To educate the public and members about identity theft; To explore alternatives to using latex balloons and gloves at NEA functions. That's a fair synopsis of the actions taken by the largest "education" association in America - the only union and lobby group that is actually tax-exempt by an act of Congress.

What is peculiar about this list? Well, nothing if you are familiar with this thoroughly destructive organization. But, most people are not. Most Americans probably still think the National Education Association has something to do with education. It does not. It is a thoroughly politicized agit-prop group with a radical agenda.

Of the nearly 70 resolutions acted upon affirmatively by the group, no more than a half-dozen had anything remotely to do with classroom education.

The first 14 resolutions voted on had nothing whatsoever to do with education in the traditional sense.

However, one NEA resolution adopted this year did perform a real service to the public. It's the one requiring the organization to make its resolutions more accessible to the public on its website. Check it out for yourself.

Do I exaggerate? Is it time to review this activist organization's tax-exempt status? Is it time to start paying attention to the kind of indoctrination to which its members submit your children?

[Voir Dire]

There are many bright, bright kids out there, who no doubt will rise to the top.

But there is also a huge percentage of deadbeat, amoral students, particularly in urban areas, who will be a burden on society because the schools failed them (and because they fail themselves).

[moog]

There are many bright, bright kids out there, who no doubt will rise to the top. But there is also a huge percentage of deadbeat, amoral students, particularly in urban areas, who will be a burden on society because the schools failed them (and because they fail themselves).

There are many problems in society that go beyond the schools. There's too much of a tendency to blame others for our problems, sometimes we lump them all into one entity (the liberals have perfected that craft). Some criminals blame their doings on their upbringing. While there may be some psychological things, for the most part, it is a conscious act BY THE PERSON himself. Being gay is a lifestyle decision for the most part. Having an abortion is still the result of an act by THAT person (the abortion is that person not taking responsibility for his/her action). We can blame others all we want, but again, our lives are the results of our own choices. It's what we make of it that counts.

Besides ourselves, our parents are the biggest influence (or lack of it) on our lives. But after a certain point, WE become repsonsible for our ownselves. Blaming something else for our own shortcomings means we are not looking at ourselves and what we can do to improve.

[HungarianGypsy]

Stupid question... if this is a union, why is it governemnt sponsored? Does taxpayer money go to other unions? Well, other than paying police and fire salaries, but I mean to the actual unions.

[kpp_kpp]

i'd guess it is a union thing...

found this: http://www.nfwm.org/help/gallomain.shtml

[kalee]

I just graduated my homeschooled son. I had a public school teacher tell me I shouldn't teach him at home because I lacked the "proper credentials". lol

My son scored way above average on the SAT and was accepted at all four colleges/universities to which he applied. He also received hefty scholarship offers from two of those.
I wonder how it would have turned out had I had the proper credentials? lol

[kalee]

Do they sell Gallo at Walmart? lol

[Calpernia]

Found it:

>>>>To expose health problems associated with "fragrance chemicals"; (I assume this means perfumes. Another resolution called for designating areas of NEA meetings as "fragrance-free zones."); To fight indoor air pollution (two resolutions)<<<<

[ChildOfThe60s]

Right on girl. Congratulations for making the sacrifices. It will pay off for the rest of your son's life.

We could have a brag fest about our kids, I'll bet.

As far as "credentials" are concerned, it would be tempting to point this out to the teacher. Of entering freshman with declared majors, one of the two majors with the *lowest* average SAT score is....drum roll please.....education. Barely over 900. I won't name the other. Just that they like to sue, and contribute mostly to DIMocrats.

When my daughter entered college [in 2000], her counselor at the college said that he loved home schooled kids.

Best wishes for your son's educational future. You have given him the proper foundation to succeed.

[SALChamps03]

I teach in Georgia. I am in PAGE-Professional Educators of Georgia. It's only $10.00 a month, and if I have a problem, I can be on the phone with an attorney quickly. They handle things like unfair dismissal, and false charges. I do not have "tenure" yet. A lot of folks who are not in education don't really understand tenure. It is merely due process, as you know. In most employment situations, due process rights occur after 90 days. We teachers must wait three years. Then of course if we are not doing our jobs, the principal must follow the steps to correct the situation. As you know, people who are not in education seem to think that once a teacher gets tenure, it is impossible to fire them. You and I both know it's not true.

Those outside the education profession don't understand that teachers spend their own time taking coursework for professional development credits in order to be able to renew their certificate. They also fail to understand that teachers spend many hours at home planning and grading. We also must arrange for conferences after school, go to PTA meetings on our own time, etc. Then these people complain about us getting the summer "off," which isn't entirely true either. I have taught summer school the last two years, and worked on my masters this summer. I am not complaining, but I feel that teachers earn their pay and then some.

The sad part is that even if we disagree with the curriculum, we have to do what our supervisors tell us, as does any employee. Most teachers that I know are conservative. College professors are a different story.

[Osage Orange]

Some of those resoultions are SO WHAT??

Which one's do you consider "so what"?

FWIW-

[FFforFreedom]

Thanks Billybob.

My specialty is the Fire Fighter's union. If you ever have any questions feel free to holler at me.

Take care brother!

[FFforFreedom]

I'm actively working on alternatives for fire fighters.

We've created a local labor association with a Bill of Rights protecting designed to protect the members.

I believe strongly in political freedom and the RIGHT TO WORK!

[FFforFreedom]

All major unions I'm aware of are activists for the Democratic Party. I spend a lot of time researching this area. It doesn't come as any surprise once you have a grasp of the labor movement.

Two wonderful site to track PAC donations are

http://www.politicalmoneyline.com/

http://www.publicintegrity.org/default.aspx

AFL CIO President, John Sweeney, is a Member of Scialist International and Democratic Socialists of America

http://www.socialistinternational.org/

http://www.dsausa.org/dsa.html

Once the Union leadership and their political beliefs are understood it's no surprise they are linked to the Democratic Party.

[FFforFreedom]

Thanks for the Ping!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

This is going into "bookmarks."

Thanks for the post.

[FFforFreedom]

I'm a Texas Firefighter and busy fighting to protect and expand our Right to Work Laws.

What many don't understand is that the bargaining legislation being passed in Texas effectively creates the situation where the bargaining entities can circumvent all State Right to Work Laws.

We have the potential for Non Right to Work cities being located in Right to Work States. There are already examples in Texas of Right to Work Law being circumvented legally.

[SALChamps03]

I assume one of your goals would be to protect members from being forced to contribute to the Democratic Party

[FFforFreedom]

Congratulations on you and your son's good work.

To the teacher speaking of credentials, the ignorance of that comment speaks for itself.

[AnimalLover]

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