Originally Posted by waynet

Wow Donna,might there be a little "spin" in your post?
I am not defending the teachers or the superintendent for what happened in R.I. I am however going to give the facts of the case.Thisis what teachers were TOLD they had to do:
Add 25 minutes to the school day
private tutoring before and after school
eating lunch with students once a week
submitting to more rigorous evaluation
attending weekly after school planning sessions
participating in 2 weeks of training in the summer
As for the salaries.....I thought thet were a little high...with a doctorate degree and 10 years teaching $70,190....starting salary..$33,815 and average salary for a R.I. teacher...$54,730. These figures are from the R.I. State Board of Ed. I think your figures might have been fudged a little.
I also might add that I'm a little disappointed in your reaction to 100 people losing their jobs. I would imagine that many of them have families to support.