Posted on 10/11/2010 10:29:33 AM PDT by GQuagmire
The teachers’ union in Bridgewater and Raynham has filed a labor grievance that could block volunteers from keeping the school district’s libraries open. And as word of the work action spreads, it is stirring up outrage in the two towns.
Librarian positions were cut from the middle schools in both towns this year and their salaries channeled into hiring teachers to address bulging class sizes. Volunteer organizations stepped in to pick up the slack — only to be surprised and disappointed by threats of a labor complaint.
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The Teachers Union?? HA! The union absolutely does not care about your kids. Not a bit. It has no human emotions -- it only focuses on getting sweet deals for teachers. 100%.
Why does any school need a librarian in the first place? We had one in my high school 20 odd years ago. She was the librarian because she couldn’t hack being a teacher anymore. So they parked her there until she retired.
Yet another reason to END all public sector and teacher unions...
Yet another reason to END all public sector and teacher unions...
I disagree about waste of money, but, that is a professional opinion only.
As for volunteers, we couldn’t operate without them. They are like gold.
I love libraries!
Its the only way I can still live in my home - otherwise my house would be dangerously full of books and I’d be broke!
Many are also repositories of valuable records and archives which might be lost forever without the efforts of libraries.
Too many have been turned into work stations for drones on government jobs, but that does not invalidate their worthwhile functions.
Given the proper incentives, I could see businesses or a group of businesses sponsoring the operation of libraries in much the same way religious organizations sponsored charitable institutions at a more sane time in our history.
A good public library (especially the small town libraries, which tend to be managed by conservative librarians) can be invaluable. They usually have a place to store local historical and geneaological information, as well as provide access to any book or DVD or video that a patron wants (interlibrary loan).
They provide the means for everyone to have access to books, so that if parents cannot afford to build their own personal library, they can take their children to the library and select books to read to their children.
But the library in question as a school library. At its best, a school library will provide solid resources that re-enforce the curriculum being taught.
Well said, sir. Well said.
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