anti-NJEA

To my fellow teachers:

The Union let you down. Christie’s anti-teacher rhetoric is misdirected. No one is making the distinction between the teachers and the NJEA. Does the NJEA really represent what all you teachers believe? I don’t think the NJEA gives one hoot about members as individuals. I didn’t see one “Vote YES” ad prior to yesterday’s vote. Another bang-up job by the NJEA.

NJEA is hindering forward progress in New Jersey public schools that is well past due. The NJEA has lost its way. New Jersey public school teachers need to stand up and tell the NJEA that the times have changed.

It’s time to end tenure as we know it now. It is INSANE to keep bad teachers on the job. For every tenured teacher who half-asses their day, there are younger, cheaper, more enthusiastic teachers waiting in the wings… it’s that simple. If you currently teach, do you agree with me? Do you think it should be so hard to fire shitty teachers? If you don’t perform like you did on day one (or better) in 98% of the other jobs on planet Earth, you are let go, fired, pink-slipped, terminated. What’s wrong with that? This leads to workers performing well the majority of the time, and even trying to perform better, or out-perform others. What’s wrong with that? I’d have loved to work at a school where everyone is at 100%, 98% of the time! Getting rid of older teachers who do nothing (whose supervisors know they do nothing, but said shitty supervisors give shitty inflated observations, instead of documenting the shitty truth) will save districts millions of dollars. Districts could get 2-3 new hires for the price of an old do-nothing. Not to mention the boost to the school building’s moral.

The following is complete bullshit from the NJEA:

Mission – The mission of the New Jersey Education Association is to advance and protect the rights, benefits, and interests of members, and promote a quality system of public education for all students.

Vision – The New Jersey Education Association is a diverse, democratic organization working to create an optimal environment to achieve excellence in public education in New Jersey.

Goals

Member Advocacy – To preserve and improve the economic interests, working conditions, job security, and pensions of all members.

Organizing – To strengthen the Association by maximizing membership, developing leadership, and supporting affiliates.

Enhancing Public Education – To promote and deliver quality professional development for educators. To advance and support policies that enhance and enrich public education.

Time for the New Jersey’s public school teachers to tell their NJEA where to stick it.
Teachers are taxpayers too!

NJ teachers are not only property taxpayers too, their union dues are automatically deducted, as well as TPAF contributions, whether they like it or not. Some union representation… sounds more like TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION to me. I know the NJEA didn’t represent me and my teaching!!