Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for August 30, 2011
August 29, 2011
August 31, 2011
Transcript:
I'm not happy about the fact that summer vacation is over, and it's back to the classroom. So I'll just keep thinking about all those small, bright, shiny faces. Of former presidents on the money I'll be earning.
Puleeze! I’m sick and tired and hearing about “poor teachers”. Average salary in our district is $51,000 - for NINE months. Retirement and benefits that are “golden.” There are teachers who wear buttons in the lunch room “DO NOT DISTURB, ON BREAK.” Wouldn’t want the job but wouldn’t constatly complain about it if I had it—FOR NINE MONTHS.