Kirk Dullard(sic) is my state senator and I sure won't be voting for him, as like I said in my post #13 I'm spitting nails (still). Here's why:
(Liz knows a lot of this from previous threads)
Our youngest daughter has a B.S.Ed from ISU (IL State) and has been and is a TA, working with 'Special Needs' children. And through the summer has been tutoring one of the children she worked with - at the Mother's 'begging'.Needless to say she has a Student Loan from hell and I also paid thousands for her Tuition and 'stuff' she needed. So we were all on the hook for that B.S. Degree she earned. And she's certified by the state to teach K-9 and those certification tests are not easy. And besides her full time job during the school year as a TA, she ALSO works as a waitress at nights and weekends.
But NOW, a new 'requirement' has kicked in for all Certified IL Teachers, even working as TAs (this is why I'm spitting nails). They must all be also certified to teach ESL Classes!. And said ESL Course is a Masters Degree Level Course and it's an 'accelerated' Course, it's 17 Credit Hours. Now iirc 13 Credit Hours is considered a 'Full Time' student for one semester. And this Course & classes are all at Night and is $6,000!!, not counting books or fees, and is NOT reimbursable. It's $6K out of pocket, just so they can teach these f__king ILLEGALS ENGLISH! (I don't have my gun(s) out, honest). So not only do they get the DREAM ACT, they also get for FREE, that ALL Teachers to teach them with ESL Classes.
Luckily her grandmother was able to help with this tuition as I sure don't have $6K sitting around. But another itch I can't scratch is that even though this is a Masters Level Course not all of the classes are transferable towards her Masters Degree when she goes for that. But how she will be able to handle her two jobs AND now Night School, beats the hell out of me.
So Americans get screwed over again by the pols. First the taxpayers with the DREAM act, then all the Teachers by needing ESL Certification. Another kicker is that even Teachers who have a Masters must also take this ESL Course, so they get Bupkis!
Needless to say I see all these pols as TRAITORS and it'll be cold day in hell before I vote for any who supported this SH__!
Oh, there is a good part. The School District she works for has a 'deal' with IL Benedictine University in Lisle, they get a 50% discount. The 'regular' cost for a semester of the ESL Course is $12,000! Aren't they just swell. /s
Who will run against Dillard? I emailed Adam Andrzejewski, and I asked him to run.