NY Times Story on Pilot Population Decline

B A R R Y wrote:

ktbr wrote:

If it is such a great retirement program why is everyone
forced to participate?


Not everyone is.

My wife is a member of a teacher's retirement plan and is exempt from SS
contributions.

Teacher's unions are a large lobby and can get special treatment
from politicians.

Teacher's unions are a large lobby and can get special treatment
from politicians.

Boy, ain't *that* the truth?

Every teacher in the State of Iowa was unilaterally granted a FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLAR PER YEAR raise this past week, with the stroke of our
new governor's pen. No improvements required, no added work -- just
pure, hard cash doled out to each and every teacher, regardless of
performance.

I, of course, expect my children's education to improve
commensurately...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
Teacher's unions are a large lobby and can get special treatment
from politicians.

Boy, ain't *that* the truth?

Every teacher in the State of Iowa was unilaterally granted a FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLAR PER YEAR raise this past week, with the stroke of our
new governor's pen. No improvements required, no added work -- just
pure, hard cash doled out to each and every teacher, regardless of
performance.

I, of course, expect my children's education to improve
commensurately...

Silly person.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com...
Teacher's unions are a large lobby and can get special treatment
from politicians.

Boy, ain't *that* the truth?

Every teacher in the State of Iowa was unilaterally granted a FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLAR PER YEAR raise this past week, with the stroke of our
new governor's pen. No improvements required, no added work -- just
pure, hard cash doled out to each and every teacher, regardless of
performance.

I, of course, expect my children's education to improve
commensurately...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"



troll...

I, of course, expect my children's education to improve
commensurately...

troll...

Eh?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:00:30 +0200, Martin Hotze
wrote in :

your kids education won't improve. Your teachers are paid below
average. Why should they teach your kids above average?

While it might take some time for the quality of teachers to improve
in Iowa, it is reasonable to expect, that increasing the salary Iowa
pays teachers may cause fewer better-qualified teachers to overlook
Iowa as a choice for employment.

But the future generations of Iowa's (and our nation's) population
probably aren't worth attracting the best talent available to educate
them. There are probably far more worthy places for Iowa to spend its
revenue. :-(

The grasshopper-like shortsightedness of the Accountant-mentality
reveals a virtually criminal disregard for the future as is all too
often demonstrated by their almost universal obsession with the coming
quarter. Geology and Paleontology courses should be required subjects
for those students whose careers will involve policy making decisions,
so that they can begin to appreciate what can be accomplished given
adequate time.

While it might take some time for the quality of teachers to improve
in Iowa, it is reasonable to expect, that increasing the salary Iowa
pays teachers may cause fewer better-qualified teachers to overlook
Iowa as a choice for employment.

Did the cost of living stay the same while teacher's salaries were going up?

Jose
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