Many years ago, I also once thought that we could fight the NEA and deny them our union dues too. Then I received a call from a local repub official that I knew. She put me in touch with a former Repub teacher who was forced outta teaching by the NEA & her fellow teachers over her refusal to pay union dues. Basically they come after you, set you up, if you become too controversal, better to live your life, vote & support conservative issues. Much better than losing your state teaching certificate and rendering your expensive/valuable teaching degree worthless.
Reality is the ed industry is chock full of left wingers at the top, nobody is going to change that truth. They will blackball you and get you if you become too politically opposed to their view.
Conservative school board members will never support conservative teachers, you’re an easy mark for them. They need to feed the masses too, just like in the old Roman days. Conservatives are half the problem for Conservative Teachers in America, they should support their repub teachers but never do.
Unless you have experienced the politics (as a teacher) you have no way of understanding what I’m speaking about. I actually don’t know all that many people who would jepardize their employment picture over politics in today’s world; contradiction or not; (LETS BE REAL HERE).
In Alaska, I’d say 35% of NEA members are conservatives, Repubs or members of Ak Independence Party.
Bottomline, is conservative teachers need the legal protection the NEA provides and the politics in our ed system is the reason why. Keep your personal beliefs to yourself, vote, donate, stay active away from the school, and survive. Ask any teachers that you know and they will tell you the same truths, no joke. Ya know, the only time I talk politics with fellow teachers is around the fire, when they come up to my moose camp to hunt every fall, ha. Then , we argue.
Ya know, the only time I talk politics with fellow teachers is around the fire, when they come up to my moose camp to hunt every fall, ha. Then , we argue.
I am glad you resist the urge to shoot a couple of them. :-)
All you ever hear from Democrats and the NEA is the need for more money to hire more teachers and to build or repair more schools. Smaller classes mean more teachers, etc. The reason that is their hot button is that each will bring in more union members, more money, and on and on. All new school construction has to be done with union labor in most instances.
My point is that it is a shame you have to support the parasites who suck your lifes blood in order to stay alive yourself.