It looks like the teachers in Fresno will go on strike in the next couple of weeks. Negotiations are not going well. It’s not so much about wages and benefits as it is about smaller class size and better discipline measures. The president of the teacher’s union is a friend of mine. I encouraged her to run for the position. She is smart, she is passionate for kids, and she’s a born leader. If she can’t get this settled, then no one can.
Because of these tensions, and all of the usual school-related stress that comes at the end of each October, teachers are feeling pretty low right now. Every teacher I know is feeling the pain. They are questioning their career choice. When my grandchildren visited two weeks ago, we went to See’s Candy and bought Halloween treats for the teachers and staff at Columbia. The kids even helped load up the goody bags:
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Those are soooo cute and are sure to perk the teachers up.
Very nice gesture.
Your efforts can’t hurt.
Such a sweet thing to do. I’m hoping that if they do strike, it won’t last long. What sad news. 😦
Those bags are adorable.
My sister-in-law was a teacher. She retired at the end of last year. She was stressed to the limit by the time she retired.