tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post6550104054429974144..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: The contract: Ravitch Raves, MORE Friendly Critic Asks Why 'NO"?ed notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-77926141799998118732014-05-06T04:39:53.462-04:002014-05-06T04:39:53.462-04:00I agree with you, Norm. It's never about the ...I agree with you, Norm. It's never about the money for me either. But since it is about the money for most teachers I speak to, I hammer home the numbers---which clearly screw them as well. For the teacher who makes a decision solely based on the money, there is enough to run with to show them they are getting crap---until 2018-2020....and that's crap too since the value of a dollar will be less in 4-6 years. Trying to convince members about the bigger non-monetary issues right now is a waste of time----when most are trying to just calculate their pay raises. For those opposed, we need to pay attention to why people want to vote yes----and it's all about getting money in their hands. Attack the money---and the unreasonableness of expecting us to wait and wait with no additional reward for the wait. That's the only shot we have to convince those on the fence or those who misread the UFT's very misleading statements about the money. It is truly surprising how many people thought we were getting a 10% raise in September and were ready to vote yes---until members at my school broke down the numbers for them. Then and only then did they pause and consider voting NO. I know we changed some minds at our school just by telling them the truth about the money. Roseanne McCosh, PS 8Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154825896827415044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-37372010398487141602014-05-05T07:41:29.659-04:002014-05-05T07:41:29.659-04:00Isolation is less of a concern than coming down on...Isolation is less of a concern than coming down on the wrong side of history. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com