Perspective on the Waukesha Teacher "Crisis"

The teachers' union and some cooperative parents have railed on and on and on about the horrible, terrible, just plain awful number of teacher resignations and retirements in that District.

*Yawn*--consider the source!!  The Waukesha School Board is now completely in the hands of conservative citizens who are determined to remove--root and branch--all the racist (CRT) and groomer crap (pronoun/gender confusion) from the curriculum and keep it out.  Since the Union is determined to push that garbage, their wailing about 'resignations' is a flanking move designed to conceal their overarching 'social goals' objective.

So when a report on the resignation/retirement phenom appears, one reads it!

The survey's parameters are described, followed by conclusions.

...Of the responders with salary as an included primary reason, 319 of the 615 responders listed student behavior as their biggest reason to leave the classroom, followed by 138 for “progressive political activity” and 134 for “salary is insufficient”. ...

Hmmmm.  Then this:

...When pay is listed as an ancillary reason in contribution to another factor, the numbers shift dramatically. 447 of 615 responders listed unchecked student behavior as their primary reason for leaving the classroom. 128 listed “progressive political activity”, while only nine listed parental harassment. ...

Apparently the Little Darlings are not so darling any more!

 ...Given this, it’s beyond incredible that Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers and Becky Pringle of the National Education Association would cite Republicans’ and parents’ “politicization” of the classroom as the reason for the teacher shortage. It’s not even a secondary or tertiary issue—it’s forty-nine times less important to teachers than the behavioral crisis. 

Furthermore, 356 of the 615 teachers reported that they were a member of a teachers union this previous year. It’s not just non-union teachers that are reporting these issues. ...

Be polite when you listen to the Union Rep.  Then go about your business undisturbed.