tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139582748133952698.post8771829810380249052..comments2023-10-03T20:11:35.036-04:00Comments on Chapel Hill Snippets: A Call for ActionChapel Hill Snippetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16556275873912032352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139582748133952698.post-14759944958087495432013-07-28T16:13:23.113-04:002013-07-28T16:13:23.113-04:00Thank you for sharing this. What the NCGA is doing...Thank you for sharing this. What the NCGA is doing to public education is absolutely shameful. We are fortunate to be somewhat insulated in Chapel Hill, thanks to our additional school tax, but this is going to be devastating for the rest of the state (and no picnic for our district either, to be sure). How are we ever going to attract quality educators, the best administrators, therapists, or anyone else to work in NC when the state legislature has made it so obvious that their work is not appreciated? My son starts Kindergarten this fall, and I am terrified for the future of his public education. CHART NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468960037097515203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139582748133952698.post-35952500990091427932013-07-26T00:57:05.640-04:002013-07-26T00:57:05.640-04:00Ruth I would note, that while your an SLP, and I&#...Ruth I would note, that while your an SLP, and I'm An OT, and we are on a different pay scale, don't for a moment think our pay scale is not directly tied to the teacher's pay scales. The teachers in NC are some of the lowest paid in our country, so to are the SLPS and OT'S. As long as we are employed by the school system, our "fortunes" (and I use the term loosely) are closely tied to one another!<br /><br />Incidentally, Jannike has a great blog about working with students with Autism... Some great reading there! http://www.anautismconnection.blogspot.comTek-Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885680447752465652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139582748133952698.post-80594185762133318762013-07-25T06:45:44.150-04:002013-07-25T06:45:44.150-04:00Thank you for your comments. I don't necessar...Thank you for your comments. I don't necessarily get negative on the blog, but this is unbelievable. Luckily I'm on a different salary scale as an SLP, and Chapel Hill Schools is a wealthier district. Still, I don't know how young teachers will be able to afford teaching, and also do things like raise a family. I'll be putting more stuff up, since I'm not in the mood to make cute 'labels' or 'task cards'.Chapel Hill Snippetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16556275873912032352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139582748133952698.post-87587965696601756562013-07-25T02:09:22.670-04:002013-07-25T02:09:22.670-04:00I belong to the Facebook group Badass Teachers Ass...I belong to the Facebook group Badass Teachers Association (BAT) and this sane thing was posted there. Several teachers from NC were talking about not completing their degrees or relocating, not that it's much better in a lot of other places (think chicago, Tennessee, Florida, to name a few). Who is going to want to teach in NC now??? The continuing dismantling of public education by people who either have no clue what they're doing, or are in it to make a buck, needs to stop!! Thanks for even mentioning this. It weirds me out that teachers are posting about their classroom labels and task cards when stuff like what happened with Treyvon Martin, the firing of thousands of educators in Chicago, and now this debacle in N C, and there is no mention of it anywhere, even though they impact our jobs and our students. I don't want people to get political necessarily, but this stuff has to be affecting some of the bloggers I follow, yet this is the only mention. Thanks!Ekinnaj Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147698947032156032noreply@blogger.com