Andy Shaw: "For most teachers it is about the kids. But for their union it's too often not about the kids, and there's not much the rank-and-file can do about it. They are, unfortunately, victims of a political reality that breeds a painful ambivalence. "
As a 25 year veteran of CPS, I can say 3 things to that: 1. Just like the general population, most teachers neither know who is running nor care, and vote for whomever their Union delegate tells them to… 2. 90% of the Union delegates are leftists 3. There are conservative teachers (like me) who try to push back, voice objections, share alternative points of view, etc. but the „cancel culture” has been popular in the CTU long before 2020. It keeps all moderate (and most conservative) teachers from saying anything, and going along just to get along. So when… Read more »
So now the teachers are themselves victims of the teachers union? Vote for different leadership with different priorities.
As a 25 year veteran of CPS, I can say 3 things to that: 1. Just like the general population, most teachers neither know who is running nor care, and vote for whomever their Union delegate tells them to… 2. 90% of the Union delegates are leftists 3. There are conservative teachers (like me) who try to push back, voice objections, share alternative points of view, etc. but the „cancel culture” has been popular in the CTU long before 2020. It keeps all moderate (and most conservative) teachers from saying anything, and going along just to get along. So when… Read more »