Civics Lessons for the kids.

I fully encourage teachers to discuss with students when they return to class all of the issues that surrounded the past weeks protests in Madison.

I would like them to discuss why they think they need a union and who are they being protected from.

I would like them to discuss what would be lost if they did not have the CBA.

I would like them to explain how the state spends on average 12 thousand dollars per student per year  and explain where all of that money is going.

I would like them to explain why the largest public school area in the entire state (Milwaukee) has a 50 % drop out rate and some of the worst standardized testing scores in the entire country.

I would like them to explain why they said teacher evaluations were unnecessary (ironic for people who hand our report cards) and why removal of bad teachers from teaching positions was secondary to senority.

I would like them to explain why they sued to keep Viagra as part of their health plan.

I would like them to explain why they feel they should have better pay and benefits than their private sector counter parts.

I would like them to explain what their advise would be if a student came in and said " I found a doctor doing medical evaluations on the street and handing out diagnosis, do you think I should keep seeing them?

I would like them to explain to these kids why they think the childrens parents should be paying for salary and benefits that the parents cannot even get.