Dear CCHS BLUE & GOLD,
Lately there has been a lot of talk about the Chicago teacher strikes in the news. People are
taking sides whether to support it or oppose it. Cornelius Gyamfi and Rives McWhirter both
oppose the strike; we have many reasons why we oppose it.
These teachers are very well paid. There's 75,000 salary is one of the highest in the
nation. yet they want more. We think that they shouldn't get paid more because
there are many teachers getting paid less. We think that the only way that they
can get paid more is through better test scores. By their students succeeding on
tests they must be good teachers. Therefore they get paid more.
Chicago has one of the highest death rates in the country, teacher's going on strike
may lead the kids to resort to even more violence and hinder the learning curriculum. People
would start moving in hope of a brighter future. And since their salaries aren't the lowest they
should be able to pay fr their own healthcare. Chicago teacher's aren’t the only one's facing these
conditions and eventually the government will do something about it.
But they do need healthy and clean facilities to teach in. A school filled with bugs
and rats is unhealthy and leads to sickness and less motivation for the
students. Clean schools will help students be healthy and on task. I think that
all schools should be clean and updated; no schools should be older than 30 or
35 years old without upgrade.
Student behavior is a major issue in the strike. Teachers love their students but
some bad student’s don’t get respect from the teachers. Students that consistently show up late
to class and don’t complete assignments aren’t teacher’s pets. Students that cause
distractions and fight can pout teachers. These teachers are sick of it; they want students to be more
civilized and respectful. I feel that if students become more respectful and better students that would help
ease tension.
There are also little facts that are going unnoticed, even if charter schools are not part of the strike like
the school system’s poor performance , one-quarter of public school students failed
to graduate from high school, and a third of fourth-graders failed to meet
reading standards not math but reading standards. These teachers need to
work with the leadership instead of fighting the system. This whole movement
acts like no teachers in these cities have ever cared or tried to educate the
children.
Lately there has been a lot of talk about the Chicago teacher strikes in the news. People are
taking sides whether to support it or oppose it. Cornelius Gyamfi and Rives McWhirter both
oppose the strike; we have many reasons why we oppose it.
These teachers are very well paid. There's 75,000 salary is one of the highest in the
nation. yet they want more. We think that they shouldn't get paid more because
there are many teachers getting paid less. We think that the only way that they
can get paid more is through better test scores. By their students succeeding on
tests they must be good teachers. Therefore they get paid more.
Chicago has one of the highest death rates in the country, teacher's going on strike
may lead the kids to resort to even more violence and hinder the learning curriculum. People
would start moving in hope of a brighter future. And since their salaries aren't the lowest they
should be able to pay fr their own healthcare. Chicago teacher's aren’t the only one's facing these
conditions and eventually the government will do something about it.
But they do need healthy and clean facilities to teach in. A school filled with bugs
and rats is unhealthy and leads to sickness and less motivation for the
students. Clean schools will help students be healthy and on task. I think that
all schools should be clean and updated; no schools should be older than 30 or
35 years old without upgrade.
Student behavior is a major issue in the strike. Teachers love their students but
some bad student’s don’t get respect from the teachers. Students that consistently show up late
to class and don’t complete assignments aren’t teacher’s pets. Students that cause
distractions and fight can pout teachers. These teachers are sick of it; they want students to be more
civilized and respectful. I feel that if students become more respectful and better students that would help
ease tension.
There are also little facts that are going unnoticed, even if charter schools are not part of the strike like
the school system’s poor performance , one-quarter of public school students failed
to graduate from high school, and a third of fourth-graders failed to meet
reading standards not math but reading standards. These teachers need to
work with the leadership instead of fighting the system. This whole movement
acts like no teachers in these cities have ever cared or tried to educate the
children.
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