Reply #56: I have a far better understanding of AFT's goals than you do

[proud2BlibKansan]

But then, when your objective is focused on bashing teachers, it must be hard to deviate from that and see the good things our unions do for our kids.

My union just this year has:

1. Implemented a school safety task force, surveyed teachers, students and parents, contacted the media and met with administration to improve school safety. The result is children in safer learning environments due to increased attention on safety. This had absolutely nothing to do with salaries or money. In fact, the union members who did this work received no pay for the multiple hours they put in.

2. Provided input and guidance on curriculum decisions. Again, no money involved and the focus is on kids, not teachers.

3. Researched and provided resources for administration on merit pay and pay for performance. This one is about salaries but the union's proposals are less costly than the administration's. That leaves more money for the students and their needs.

4. Studied in detail the state and district budgets in order to assure our limited resources are spent wisely and are focused on what's best for our kids.

Perhaps you should move beyond the Internet to find what a teachers union actually does.