This indicates that they only know the surface issue as they have been told. An emotional reaction based on feelings.
Certainly they do not understand the history and the facts.
Too bad they don’t realize how much it will cost them in the long run. Too bad the hippies of the 60’s still haven’t learned.
I’m a Catholic. I’m also a teacher. Here’s what I see from where I sit.
One, kids are not getting the quality of education that they need to succeed. Why? Various reasons for this. Public educators are protected in several ways, most notably in requiring the following:
1, a 4 year degree.
2, a teaching certificate.
Now, presumably one would expect the quality of teaching to go up with the length of time spent in obtaining the credentials necessary for teaching. However, that’s not what we see. Instead we see the opposite. We see teachers trying to keep others out of their profession rather then focus on the prime responsibility, to provide a quality education to children.
I volunteer my own time to teach kids, to help them get what they need. In return people help me out. This seems fair. The better I do, the more people who want me to teach their kids without the burdens placed on by credentialism.
I have zero sympathy for the teachers who are on strike. They haven’t been doing a very good job and are insulated from market forces. Thus, they ought at the very least to be replaced by those who will take their duties seriously.