Paddington pays Homage to the Great Bard before starting the Great March.....This morning Jude, Paddington, Myself, my youngest son Ian, Leasa his wife, & Conaire The cute protested. We protested to the point of chanting slogans & marching in the street. We protested at the lack of progress in pay & condition award talks for secondary school teachers. Why did we do it ? Well my son is a secondary teacher & my wife used to be a special needs instructor within the school system, so I really didnt have agreat deal of option. Anyway, Paddington said we should.
Sadly, the press seem to focus on them wanting.....gasp, wait for it, a 4% wage rise. There are a lolt of other issues as well, such as class sizes, preparation time & all the extracurricular stuff that teac hers do that they don't get paid for. Dont forget also that the system relies heavily on volunteers to help with students outside the acceptible square. I see teachers a lot like the firefighters were when I first joined the service. Underpaid, over worked, reliant on the help of unskilled amateurs, & dedicated to their profession. Good on ya guys, hang in there. You're all worth every last thing you can extract from a system that doesn't seem capable of appreciating your worth..
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