{"id":4236,"date":"2018-04-27T03:24:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T08:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2020-07-25T18:57:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:57:28","slug":"we-need-a-national-teacher-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=4236","title":{"rendered":"We Need a National Teacher\u00a0Strike!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"graf graf--p\">The heartbreaking tales of teachers earning $320\/week and buying classroom supplies or feeding students should finally lay to rest the lie that teacher unions are all-powerful and have a stranglehold on American democracy. Nothing could be further from the truth, as evidenced by the pay and funding crisis rolling across red state America.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/fave.api.cnn.io\/v1\/fav\/?video=us\/2018\/04\/26\/arizona-teacher-walkout-dnt-weir-new-day.cnn&amp;customer=cnn&amp;edition=domestic&amp;env=prod\" width=\"416\" height=\"234\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2018\/04\/26\/arizona-teacher-walkout-dnt-weir-new-day.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=video&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjXoZiD_dnaAhVM5oMKHZKEB7YQtwIIKTAA&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fvideos%2Fus%2F2018%2F04%2F26%2Farizona-teacher-walkout-dnt-weir-new-day.cnn&amp;usg=AOvVaw3zAgo8VW-KpLV2tMTnRVCs\">Arizona teacher: Daughter makes more as a nanny\u200a\u2014\u200aCNN Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">The only way Americans will wake up to the American crisis in funding and teacher pay is for every teacher in America to go on strike. Yes, I mean it. Shut the sucker down!<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">In 2012, <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=2762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=2762\">I wrote<\/a>about how the Education Minister in an Australian state said something that <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\"><em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">offended\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>teachers and how the entire system went on strike and took to the streets until he apologized.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"graf graf--blockquote\"><p><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--blockquote-anchor\" title=\"news coverage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/victoria\/seeing-red-angry-teachers-swamp-hisense-arena-20120607-1zxi0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/victoria\/seeing-red-angry-teachers-swamp-hisense-arena-20120607-1zxi0.html\">25,000 teachers stayed home, 10,000 marched on Parliament and they closed 150 public schools<\/a>. Parents were politely alerted in advance to make other plans for the day. Many principals supported the strike and even marched with their colleagues.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<figure style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/victoria\/seeing-red-angry-teachers-swamp-hisense-arena-20120607-1zxi0.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"news coverage of the strike\" src=\"http:\/\/images.theage.com.au\/2012\/06\/07\/3356084\/art-teachers-strike-hisense-420x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click above for news coverage of the strike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Teachers in Australia are not human pi\u00f1ata or professional victims. They don&#8217;t fundraise for crayons. They stand up for themselves, their students and their communities.\u00a0Aussie educators enjoy medical insurance, secure pensions and enjoy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairwork.gov.au\/leave\/long-service-leave\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long-service leave<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(Read <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiZqJWt_dnaAhUk4YMKHXV5C1IQFggpMAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fstager.tv%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D2762&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YhbbpovY5Drbxr1A9Gwdw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiZqJWt_dnaAhUk4YMKHXV5C1IQFggpMAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fstager.tv%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D2762&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YhbbpovY5Drbxr1A9Gwdw\">Throw a Few Million American Teachers on the Barbie<\/a>)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2764\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-06-07 at 6.15.46 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Screen-shot-2012-06-07-at-6.15.46-AM1.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Screen-shot-2012-06-07-at-6.15.46-AM1.png 452w, http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Screen-shot-2012-06-07-at-6.15.46-AM1-300x234.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"353\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Don\u2019t you dare tell me that it is illegal for teachers to strike. One thing I learned working in civilized countries, like Australia, is that there is no such thing as an illegal strike. It is a basic human right to withhold one\u2019s labor, otherwise we are slaves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is time to fully wake up!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the risk of being accused of blaming the victim, teachers have brought some of this upon themselves. Every time a teacher dismissed the role of organized labor, begged for a freebie, just followed orders, was a cheerleader on standardized testing day, failed to question the Common Core\/Race-to-the-Top\/No Child Left Behind, held a fundraiser for copy paper, enforce a zero-tolerance policy, or dress unprofessionally, they contributed to the neglect that America is finally becoming aware of. When teachers send their own kids to a charter school or believe that they are just like public schools, only better, they contribute to $320\/week salaries. When teachers allow their voices to fall silent on matters of curriculum, assessment, calendar, or working conditions, they create the conditions for classrooms that insult the humanity of their students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fight, damn it!<\/strong> You are all that stands between kids and the madness! If you won&#8217;t fight for your own dignity and paycheck, how can we trust you to create the most productive context for learning? Go to a damned school board meeting and speak up! It is literally, the least you can do.<\/p>\n<p><b>Normalizing deprivation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Over the past several years, I have written several articles about how common practices contribute to normalizing educational deprivation and impoverishment. We live in the richest nation in the history of the earth. Our students deserve better. So do their teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Re-read and share&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@garystager\/no-i-will-not-buy-your-damned-school-supplies-1e56a38984c9\">NO! I Will Not Buy Your Damned School Supplies!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@garystager\/ashamed-f61e4834f07b\">Ashamed<\/a> (about the vulgarity of Donor&#8217;s Choose)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@garystager\/note-to-educators-pay-now-or-pay-later-b1bd2cefab91\">Note to Educators: Pay Now or Pay Later!<\/a>\u00a0(why you should pay for software)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiZqJWt_dnaAhUk4YMKHXV5C1IQFggpMAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fstager.tv%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D2762&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YhbbpovY5Drbxr1A9Gwdw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiZqJWt_dnaAhUk4YMKHXV5C1IQFggpMAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fstager.tv%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D2762&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YhbbpovY5Drbxr1A9Gwdw\">Throw a Few Million American Teachers on the Barbie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@garystager\/caution-chromebooks-5b019acb8c3d\">Caution: Chromebooks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The heartbreaking tales of teachers earning $320\/week and buying classroom supplies or feeding students should finally lay to rest the lie that teacher unions are &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,526,436,425,431],"tags":[1051,1389,1088,1544,1536,570,1543],"class_list":["post-4236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-policy","category-leadership","category-news","category-politics","category-teaching","tag-collective-bargaining","tag-education-policy","tag-funding","tag-teacher-pay","tag-teacher-strike","tag-unions","tag-working-conditions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>We Need a National Teacher\u00a0Strike! 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