Commentary
After college, I taught fourth grade in my childhood public school district. I learned much from the kids and teachers and thoroughly enjoyed my time in the classroom. Teachers perform miracles every day and their impact on generations of children can be profound. I understand why they are so loved and respected.
However, teachers are often confused with their unions. In concept, teachers uniting together to negotiate on behalf of their colleagues over issues of salary, benefits, and conditions in the classroom makes sense. Yet, there is a dark and unpleasant underside to these unions often revealed at the time of a strike which usually happens in some of California’s worst-run districts….