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2011-10-12 Home Front: Culture Wars
University of California teachers' union aims to block online classes
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Posted by DarthVader 2011-10-12 10:18|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top

#1 You mooks don't want to do it? Fine.

Somebody else will do it for you.

Enjoy.
Posted by mojo 2011-10-12 11:27||   2011-10-12 11:27|| Front Page Top

#2 "Educators" that do not like education. Go figure.

BTW Screw California.
Posted by newc 2011-10-12 11:45||   2011-10-12 11:45|| Front Page Top

#3 I thought of Peter, Paul and Mary first but Bod did seem tho capture the moment best. This is a new age. The computer age has in some ways set us free.



Posted by Dale 2011-10-12 12:06||   2011-10-12 12:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Horsewhip makers protesting cars.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-10-12 12:07||   2011-10-12 12:07|| Front Page Top

#5 I think the unions are totally justified and should openly protest with a massive, late evening, book burning rally and union slogan singing. [snark off]
Posted by Besoeker 2011-10-12 12:17||   2011-10-12 12:17|| Front Page Top

#6  Make student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy and demands of higher ed teacher unions will simply become irrelevant.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-10-12 12:58||   2011-10-12 12:58|| Front Page Top

#7 How about classes on CD, or private ownership of college-grade textbooks? Perhaps lecturers gone rogue, providing their abilities to small groups of knowns within their neighborhood, meet at the house with the infinity sign etched on the front door dust, don't tell else the union goons will come knocking.

Or, are we concerned that the pride and prestiege of said local university may be a tradable strikeoff compared to an affordable yet comperable education at least until a certain skill level of pre-requisites?

Or is this about the cash? Olde Ivy starting to get a bit thirsty? Tuition a bit over the cap for most? State well going dry? Perhaps among other things a lessoning of this obsession with building sports and conference dynasty level building and scholorship spending could be cut back a bit.
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-10-12 17:14||   2011-10-12 17:14|| Front Page Top

#8 It makes sense for teachers to oppose learning. After all, they are unionized. The role of unions is to oppose the interests of their employer and customers.
Posted by SteveS 2011-10-12 17:21||   2011-10-12 17:21|| Front Page Top

#9 > Make student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy and demands of higher ed teacher unions will simply become irrelevant.

How can someone recover the contents of someone's head?
Much better for the institution to get paid AS the student pays the loan back (subject to earning higher than average earnings).
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-10-12 18:00||   2011-10-12 18:00|| Front Page Top

#10 If the California education system truly wants to save money,they could start by firing every administrator that has "Diversity" in their title.
Also, by closing down any department that has "Studies" in the department name.
Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2011-10-12 18:12||   2011-10-12 18:12|| Front Page Top

#11 What makes you think they want to save money, Rambler?
Posted by Barbara 2011-10-12 19:17||   2011-10-12 19:17|| Front Page Top

#12 "What makes you think they want to save money, Rambler?"

That's right, the answer is always raise tuition - until people stop enrolling.

America no longer has "higher education" just more expensive colleges full of babbling socialist idiots who never turned a wrench in their life.It's not worth it.
Posted by newc 2011-10-12 20:54||   2011-10-12 20:54|| Front Page Top

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