Dear Editor,
Would you enter a profession that is one of the most stressful jobs in America? I don't think you do. The teachers in Chicago are are striking against the City Of Chicago School Board of Education and the mayor. They are striking on the basis of poor working conditions, low salaries, increase in health care costs, and the risk of losing their jobs. I am siding with the teachers because what they do is realy important and they should be treated fairly.
Imagine teaching a class that has 36 students and the air conditioner doesn't work properly. Does not sound like a very good teaching condition, does it? That's what the teachers in Chicago are going through. They have massive class sizes which makes it almost impossible for any teachers to teach especially when it's really hot. The teachers nor the students will able to focus in class. My couin is a teacher and I see how stressful he is throughout the day. I as a student know what it feels like to be in a class with 40 other kids. It's not a good feeling at all.
Teachers in Chicago make about $75,000 per year on average. It sounds pretty good, doesn't it? Well let me tell you something, if you live in Chicago, $75,000 per year is not a big amount because everything cost almost double compared to Atlanta. $75,000 is like $50,000 here in Georgia which is in not enough for a family. In order to lead a good life, you have to have a money especially if your job is that stressful. What makes it worse is that the health care cost is increasing. It's not fair to them because they already make such a low amount of money. They have to take of their bills and their family.
If you were the pricipal of Chamblee High School, would you fire a teacher just because you don't like them personally? No, right? You shouldn't mix your personal life with your professional life. Teachers in Chicago are afraid of losing their jobs. Why? Because they don't have the best equations with some of the higher authorities at the school. If you fire someone, you fire them because of their bad teaching skills not because you have a personal problem with them.
In conclusion, I am siding with the teachers because I feel what they are doing is right and justified. I understand kids are missing out on school, but the teachers had no other choice. Even the teachers' kids are being affected. I'm on the teachers' side, what about you?
Would you enter a profession that is one of the most stressful jobs in America? I don't think you do. The teachers in Chicago are are striking against the City Of Chicago School Board of Education and the mayor. They are striking on the basis of poor working conditions, low salaries, increase in health care costs, and the risk of losing their jobs. I am siding with the teachers because what they do is realy important and they should be treated fairly.
Imagine teaching a class that has 36 students and the air conditioner doesn't work properly. Does not sound like a very good teaching condition, does it? That's what the teachers in Chicago are going through. They have massive class sizes which makes it almost impossible for any teachers to teach especially when it's really hot. The teachers nor the students will able to focus in class. My couin is a teacher and I see how stressful he is throughout the day. I as a student know what it feels like to be in a class with 40 other kids. It's not a good feeling at all.
Teachers in Chicago make about $75,000 per year on average. It sounds pretty good, doesn't it? Well let me tell you something, if you live in Chicago, $75,000 per year is not a big amount because everything cost almost double compared to Atlanta. $75,000 is like $50,000 here in Georgia which is in not enough for a family. In order to lead a good life, you have to have a money especially if your job is that stressful. What makes it worse is that the health care cost is increasing. It's not fair to them because they already make such a low amount of money. They have to take of their bills and their family.
If you were the pricipal of Chamblee High School, would you fire a teacher just because you don't like them personally? No, right? You shouldn't mix your personal life with your professional life. Teachers in Chicago are afraid of losing their jobs. Why? Because they don't have the best equations with some of the higher authorities at the school. If you fire someone, you fire them because of their bad teaching skills not because you have a personal problem with them.
In conclusion, I am siding with the teachers because I feel what they are doing is right and justified. I understand kids are missing out on school, but the teachers had no other choice. Even the teachers' kids are being affected. I'm on the teachers' side, what about you?
