The Wisconsin teachers and their union are putting up quite the fight to protect their rights, their wages, their benefits, or all of the above. Regardless of what side of the issue you fall on, you have to appreciate their right to protest. And they have exercised that right to the fullest!
While it's irrelevant if I believe in their cause or not, I do believe it's relevant to be concerned about the lessons their students learn. "Life Lessons"! The positive lesson here for the kids? I guess it's civil disobedience. IF civil disobedience means protests. Then lesson learned!
But what other lessons did our kids learn?
Not showing up to work (or school) because you don't like what your boss said or did? Or maybe, much more importantly...writing the "fake doctors notes" so that you are marked as "excused" and compensated accordingly. So when that student walks into school and hands you the fake note from their parent...is that "different"? Or is it the lesson that you shout over the opposing view when the opposing view is trying to make a point? My guess is that the student who shouts over the principal's address is removed from the auditorium for being disrespectful. So, what's the difference?
Your day is full of "life lessons". It's not clear yet if the Wisconsin teachers will win or lose. That said, it IS clear that their students have lost.
Remember...it's about the kids.
Keep smiling!
Mark
