I think the big problem is that it’s publically funded and that is what people have a problem with. They might make wrongful assumptions and accusations, but that is b/c they are frustrated. Teachers are complaining about pay as if it’s their right, but yet we are the ones funding them. As previously mentioned, our taxes for school are insane, and apparently not working b/c the school system is failing (low test scores, etc).
If any private company decides to use the same setup for pay, benefits, hours, etc as teachers get, no one hear would have a problem what-so-ever. None. But the fact that it’s funded by us, that bothers us. That bothers me. You don’t run a business with the model teachers, unions, schools use. Why should we let them run their business like that when we are funding it? It’s a cancer that is draining.
I understand the frustration. I share it.
I also understand the other side, because I was married to it.