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by R1KRA8
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A new documentary film, "Looking for Superman" suggests that American education is severly flawed. Is this view justified?

As a former history teacher, I believe that the majority of today's public issues are rooted in the quality - or lack thereof - of American education. Never in my own memory have I noticed so many students (and adults) who are so uninformed about even the most basic facts of history, civics, geography ... Recent studies suggest that U.S. schools rank well below other nations in the disciplines of math and science ... "Waiting for Superman" (which needs to be shown locally) says that the "blame" or "responsibility" for this sad state of affairs rests upon several factors - i.e. the distractions of TV and computer games; teachers' unions that support "tenure" for some incompetent teachers; uncaring parents; "pressure groups" that demonize public education to promote private, sectarian schools; politicians who burden schools with "unfunded mandates" like "No Child Left Behind" ... Or is it "all of the above"

 
 

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Munster

Apples to oranges ! And still , What the ever ignorant wrongriki doesn't say is officers in international unions represent thousands of members . In order to do their job well they must be equipped with the knowledge to negotiate for the body of the union ! I don't know about the Know Nothing Expert but I prefer to have a person working on my behalf that is respected and knows what their doing ! I suppose wrongriki would like to have the janitor negotiate for it ! When compared to the pay of CEO's of even small companies the officals are underpaid !

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

Just a little info to give clarity ! These are the top ten salaries for CEO's **** GOOG GOOGLE INC Eric E. Schmidt 2011 $100,980,262 ORCL ORACLE CORP Lawrence J. Ellison 2012 $96,160,696 CBS CBS CORP Leslie Moonves 2011 $69,900,677 GBL GAMCO INVESTORS INC Mario J. Gabelli 2011 $61,693,390 KOS KOSMOS ENERGY LTD Brian F. Maxted 2011 $57,553,715 CACC CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP Brett A. Roberts 2012 $54,282,500 DISCA DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. David M. Zaslav 2012 $49,932,867 ANF ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Michael S. Jeffries 2011 $48,069,473 HCA HCA HOLDINGS INC Richard M. Bracken 2012 $46,359,246 DIS DISNEY (WALT) CO Robert A. Iger 2012 $40,227,848

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

And these are numbers 90 thru 100 of that same list **** ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS David B. Speer 2012 $18,678,429 TEX TEREX CORP Ronald M. DeFeo 2012 $18,386,865 USB U S BANCORP Richard K. Davis 2012 $18,213,839 MUR MURPHY OIL CORP David M. Wood 2012 $18,211,157 WMT WAL-MART STORES INC Michael T. Duke 2012 $18,131,738 AFSI AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES Barry D. Zyskind 2012 $18,120,917 DTV DIRECTV Michael D. White 2012 $18,043,266 DVN DEVON ENERGY CORP John Richels 2011 $18,011,130 GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP Jay L. Johnson 2012 $18,010,762 PPG PPG INDUSTRIES INC C. E. Bunch 2012 $17,891,543 Gee , and wrongriki thinks union presidents make too much ! I don't see any union president on that list !

Posted 13 days ago.

“ “American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten’s pay jumped to $407,323 between 2010 and 2011, while her counterpart at the National Education Association, Dennis Van Roekel, got a raise to $362,644. Factor in stipends and other paid expenses and Weingarten took in $493,859 and Van Roekel $460,060 for 2011.”

. . .

‘1 percent’ union bosses have little financial solidarity with everyday union members

Posted by or from a variety of publications on EducationViews

(educationviews)

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(ohioansforworkplacefreedom)

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

And these are numbers 90 thru 100 of that same list **** ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS David B. Speer 2012 $18,678,429 TEX TEREX CORP Ronald M. DeFeo 2012 $18,386,865 USB U S BANCORP Richard K. Davis 2012 $18,213,839 MUR MURPHY OIL CORP David M. Wood 2012 $18,211,157 WMT WAL-MART STORES INC Michael T. Duke 2012 $18,131,738 AFSI AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES Barry D. Zyskind 2012 $18,120,917 DTV DIRECTV Michael D. White 2012 $18,043,266 DVN DEVON ENERGY CORP John Richels 2011 $18,011,130 GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP Jay L. Johnson 2012 $18,010,762 PPG PPG INDUSTRIES INC C. E. Bunch 2012 $17,891,543 Gee , and wrongriki thinks union presidents make too much ! I don't see any union presidents on this list !

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

Just a little info to give clarity ! These are the top ten salaries for CEO's **** GOOG GOOGLE INC Eric E. Schmidt 2011 $100,980,262 ORCL ORACLE CORP Lawrence J. Ellison 2012 $96,160,696 CBS CBS CORP Leslie Moonves 2011 $69,900,677 GBL GAMCO INVESTORS INC Mario J. Gabelli 2011 $61,693,390 KOS KOSMOS ENERGY LTD Brian F. Maxted 2011 $57,553,715 CACC CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP Brett A. Roberts 2012 $54,282,500 DISCA DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. David M. Zaslav 2012 $49,932,867 ANF ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Michael S. Jeffries 2011 $48,069,473 HCA HCA HOLDINGS INC Richard M. Bracken 2012 $46,359,246 DIS DISNEY (WALT) CO Robert A. Iger 2012 $40,227,848

Posted 13 days ago.

“American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees President Gerald McEntee – $512,489.”

. . .

Not exactly the 99%: Top union leaders’ salaries

By Sean Higgins

(The Washington Examiner)

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(ohioansforworkplacefreedom)

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

Also , Ive checked around and haven't found an official of the union making 500 thousand ! As usual wrongriki tends to stretch the truth ! Nah its lying again !

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

Apples to oranges ! And still , What the ever ignorant wrongriki doesn't say is officers in international unions represent thousands of members . In order to do their job well they must be equipped with the knowledge to negotiate for the body of the union ! I don't know about the Know Nothing Expert but I prefer to have a person working on my behalf that is respected and knows what their doing ! I suppose wrongriki would like to have the janitor negotiate for it ! When compared to the pay of CEO's of even small companies the officals are underpaid !

Posted 13 days ago.

“ “ “They want us to be seen as laborers and not professionals. I get nothing for my dues except them going to keeping ineffective teachers employed and treated like a servant.” ” ”

. . .

Average teacher makes $44G while their top union bosses pull in nearly $500G

Posted by or from a variety of publications on EducationViews

(educationviews)

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(ohioansforworkplacefreedom)

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

Just a little info to give clarity ! These are the top ten salaries for CEO's **** GOOG GOOGLE INC Eric E. Schmidt 2011 $100,980,262 ORCL ORACLE CORP Lawrence J. Ellison 2012 $96,160,696 CBS CBS CORP Leslie Moonves 2011 $69,900,677 GBL GAMCO INVESTORS INC Mario J. Gabelli 2011 $61,693,390 KOS KOSMOS ENERGY LTD Brian F. Maxted 2011 $57,553,715 CACC CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP Brett A. Roberts 2012 $54,282,500 DISCA DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. David M. Zaslav 2012 $49,932,867 ANF ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Michael S. Jeffries 2011 $48,069,473 HCA HCA HOLDINGS INC Richard M. Bracken 2012 $46,359,246 DIS DISNEY (WALT) CO Robert A. Iger 2012 $40,227,848

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

And these are numbers 90 thru 100 of that same list **** ITW ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS David B. Speer 2012 $18,678,429 TEX TEREX CORP Ronald M. DeFeo 2012 $18,386,865 USB U S BANCORP Richard K. Davis 2012 $18,213,839 MUR MURPHY OIL CORP David M. Wood 2012 $18,211,157 WMT WAL-MART STORES INC Michael T. Duke 2012 $18,131,738 AFSI AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES Barry D. Zyskind 2012 $18,120,917 DTV DIRECTV Michael D. White 2012 $18,043,266 DVN DEVON ENERGY CORP John Richels 2011 $18,011,130 GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP Jay L. Johnson 2012 $18,010,762 PPG PPG INDUSTRIES INC C. E. Bunch 2012 $17,891,543 Gee , and wrongriki thinks union presidents make too much ! I don't see any union presidents on this list !

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

Wrongriki , you are all that is wrong with things like these forums with your constant barrage of right -wing propaganda and bullsh^t ! Then complaining that your being picked on when all you post is debunked and refuted ! Since you insist on being the victim you should look that up on your right-wing websites !!When you persist in this mis-guided strategy of victimhood you should at least see if you qualify for a mental disability

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

Also , Ive checked around and haven't found an official of the union making 500 thousand ! As usual wrongriki tends to stretch the truth !

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

Apples to oranges ! What the ever ignorant wrongriki doesn't say is officers in international unions represent thousands of members . In order to do their job well they must be equipped with the knowledge to negotiate for the body of the union ! I don't know about the Know Nothing Expert but I prefer to have a person working on my behalf that is respected and knows what their doing ! I suppose wrongriki would like to have the janitor negotiate for it ! When compared to the pay of CEO's of even small companie the officals are underpaid !

Posted 13 days ago.

“Teachers across the country face pay freezes and possible layoffs, but the heads of the two biggest teachers unions saw their pay jump 20 percent last year, to nearly half a million dollars apiece.”

. . .

Average teacher makes $44G while their top union bosses pull in nearly $500G

Posted by or from a variety of publications on EducationViews

(educationviews)

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(ohioansforworkplacefreedom)

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

And they don't have to "opt out" , all they have to do is don't go to work at a union shop ! There is no such thing as forced dues !we are Ohio .co m

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

"we are ohio".co m Apparently you just keep trying to tell the same ole lies wrongriki ! Cause and effect !Some one has to get the TRUTH out there !Newt said if you tell a lie enough some will think it true but not as long as theres someone willing to tell the truth !"we are ohio".co m

Posted 13 days ago.

Munster

WOW . . . dozens in a row of right wing non-sense and crap from bullsh&t mountain

Now that the welfare addicted leach on society time has got its penchant for lies and misleading info out of its system. . . .

Tell-Tell Signs . . .

. . .

“Another symptom is telling the same stories or asking the same questions over and over, with no recollection that the questions have just been asked and answered. In conversation they may repeat the same piece of information 20 times, remaining wholly unaware that they are repeating the same thing in absolutely stereotyped expression.”

. . .

Alcohol Dementia

Memory, Learning and Other Cognitive Skills

By Buddy T

(we are ohio)

Posted 13 days ago.

“Workplace freedom lets workers opt out of paying union bosses – period.”

AFL-CIO Claims Workplace Freedom Silences Workers, Outsources Jobs

By Jason Hart

(ohio.mediatrackers)

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(ohioansforworkplacefreedom)

Posted 13 days ago.
 
 
 
 

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