Teachers, unions in Wisconsin setting bad examples for children

examiner.com ^ | 2/20/2011 | Joe Newby

[FredJake]

Teachers do far more than impart knowledge to our children. They provide role models that chidren can emulate in their daily lives.

But what kind of examples are the striking teachers in Madison providing to the children there?

For starters, they abandoned the children when their puppet masters in the union called, leaving them to fend for themselves so they could take to the street in an organized effort to delegitimize and undermine the duly elected government of the sovereign state of Wisconsin.

By calling in "sick" they sent a message that it's okay to lie when the circumstances warrant.

To make matters worse, a video was released Saturday by the MacIver Institute showing teachers getting notes from "doctors" to excuse their absence:

On Saturday, a group of men and women in lab coats purporting to be doctors were handing out medical excuse notes, without examining the ‘patients.’

“I asked this doctor what he was doing and he told me they were handing out excuses to people who were feeling sick due to emotional, mental or financial distress,” said Christian Hartsock. “They never performed an exam–he asked me how I was feeling today and I said I’m from California and I’m not used to the cold, so he handed me a note.”

What kind of a message does this send to the students of Wisconsin?

Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin posted pictures from the rally Saturday that show the rhetoric and level of civility being employed by the protesters. Naturally, the signs include images comparing Governor Scott Walker to Hitler, various foul and obscene language and the usual progressive hatred of Fox News.

[jennings2004]

Slight adjustment...they are taught to lie when it is for what they consider to be their personal benefit...so any unbiased bystander, like a student, can conclude that integrity and character, as such, can just “take a hike!”

[freekitty]

Not true if the Gov. holds strong. More states to follow.

[PapaBear3625]

In just a few weeks, on April 5, 2011, Wisconsin has a Spring Election to fill a lot of Judge positions, including one for the state Supreme Court and several for Courts of Appeals.

Tea Party organizations should take this as an opportunity to channel parent anger against Dem-supported judge candidates.