Striking Teachers

[joeluke]

Parents are fined if they take their kids out of school for holidays in term-time, yet teachers can strike when they feel like it without fear of repercussions.

Parents are inconvenienced enough times having to arrange extra childcare for the countless 'teacher training/inset' days during the school year

Parents get fined for taking kids out of school, yet no penalties for teachers when they strike and don't turn up at school at the first sign of snow

[gness]

Joe....are you being obtuse or did you really not understand what I said?

[sherrardk]

The LEA fines parents, no schools or teachers. Teachers do not make the decision to close schools, that is down to the headtacher and the LEAs. It wasn't only teachers on strike today but public sector employees. The bin men around here were on strike but no one moans about that as it doesn't affect their child care. People make choices as to the job they do, nothing stopping you from getting a job in a school and 'enjoying' snow days and the joys of Inset days.

[zebo]

There were a number of public service groups on strike today but the spotlight is always on teachers, someone said that a minority see them as free baby sitters. I think that's a very large minority. Very few teachers I know value Inset days or whatever they're called now.

[DrFilth]

> The bin men around here were on strike but no one moans about that <

don't put money on it as mine is full up :-)

[sherrardk]

Zebo for best answer. The constant bleating about teachers' holidays and snow days is so bloody tedious.

[BRIGHT SPARK]

The governments divide and conquer technique is working well !!!

[joeluke]

'The bin men around here were on strike but no one moans about that '

I would if it caused me to pay for extra childcare and affected my sons education

[smoneybags]

Teachers lose pay when on strike, and training days were taken out of holidays, not term time.

[Zacs-Master]

Moaning bleeders. They want to try doing a proper job. I haven't had a pay rise for 6 years.

[joeluke]

They're whingeing about their minimal pay rises - what about workers who get no pay rise or even have to take a pay cut to keep their jobs?

An annual pay rise is not a given

[sherrardk]

An hour later and you've decided to mention the affect on your son's education. I appreciate it's difficult but the school is not there to provide free and convenient childcare.

[Jeza]

Shaney, You say unqualified teachers. What about Mothers, they are all unqualified when they have their first child. Should they be stopped too.

[joeluke]

Also what kind of example is teachers striking setting their pupils?

"Sorry son, no school today because teacher is taking the day off to wave a placard, blow a whistle and chant dissenting messages against the government"

[joeluke]

'the school is not there to provide free and convenient childcare.'

No, it's there to provide our children's education - when the teachers bother to turn up that is

[BlueToffee]

Bet you believe everything you read in the Daily Mail too, joeluke!

[gness]

Joe....you are such a bitter soul your blood pressure must be sky high and as for the wrinkles all this grunting will cause....still..at least I can thank my lucky stars I don't have to wake up next to you.....☺

[sherrardk]

Give over, you're narked because it has inconvenienced you (please reacquaint your self with your 'snow day' rants). I said earlier I appreciate it is difficult to sort child care but that's your problem it's what you signed up to when you became a parent. With regard to the lesson striking teachers are setting, do you genuinely think that any pupil gives a stuff - they just see it as a day off.

[pixie373]

Mine will all be at school. To their disappointment. I'm not sure how many actually are shutting.

[pixie373]

Divebuddy, teaching would be harder imo. I couldn't do it.