LETTER: Teachers 'Do Not Give Up Your Fight'
Zide: "I am a parent of former Framingham students and I am appalled at the way in which the teachers are being treated!"
I am a parent of former Framingham students and I am appalled at the way in which the teachers are being treated!
I still live in Framingham and pay taxes here and still very much care about our schools. In fact, we have a real estate business in Framingham, so are directly impacted by this.
When my son was in first grade at Brophy, 24 years ago, there were four first grade classes. We were constantly getting letters telling us that our children, as classes, were exhibiting immature behavior and several children were not meshing well together. What did they do? They made three second grades, larger classes! Brilliant, don't you think?!! For the rest of my son's elementary years, they had only three of each class. It was NOT to the benefit of the students!
I went to the School Committee, along with several other parents, and we pleaded for the classes to be smaller, with four for each grade. To no avail!
Please, please, do not give up your fight for this!
You ALL deserve a cost of living adjustment.
You are grossly underpaid for the amount of work that you do!
My daughter is adjustment counselor at Beverly High School and I see the amount of work she does for such a low amount of pay.
I am in your corner!
Joan Zide
Framingham
Derek from Framingham
4:20 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Joan, everybody can make the argument that they DESERVE a cost of living adjustment. The question is it fair to ask many that are in the private sector to fund that COLA when they have not received a COLA themselves for years (or are even taking home less)? This question is asked of everybody who says the teachers deserve it (really this should be directed for all in the public sector - not just the teachers).
Derek from Framingham
4:20 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
But no one ever seems to answer that question.
Kim Poness
2:04 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
I've been watching from the sidelines, Derek, and have seen this question asked over and over again. I'm curious about why nobody answers it. I take home less than I used to, but work more. It is what it is. And now sending veiled threats by gathering personal information about board members' daily activities, and children's names, ages, and schools?!?!? I'm dumbfounded. I'm just glad I don't have children in the schools.
SameOld
2:23 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Derek The public sector does not care where the money is, they just want more and more. They expect the town leaders just to raise more money. After a few years experience teachers make a lot more then the average salary in the private sector and they get a lot more time off. This used to be a public service job, now they expect the public be at their service.