Regarding Jim Morris’ letter from Oct. 4, “Giving teachers more prep time is good for Chicago’s school kids:” Apparently Mr. Morris, an Evanston resident, thinks it’s okay for Chicago taxpayers to pay Chicago Teachers Union academics for extra prep time and thereby shorten the time for precise instruction.
Teachers should not paid an hourly wage. They are paid an above-average wage to carry out their job of instructing Chicago college youngsters.
As in different professions, a wage requires that the individual do no matter is important to arrange for his or her work day. If which means working nights and weekends or coming into work early, so be it. No skilled (be that individual a instructor, lawyer, physician, and so forth.) with self-worth and ambition expects to work a 9-5 work day and achieve success.
Contrary to Mr. Morris’ assertion, Chicago academics have greater than sufficient prep time; the CTU merely needs to ensure that prep time is contractually restricted to their current work day.
Kevin Garvey, Streeterville
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Longer college day is just not a victory for college students
As a former Chicago Public Schools instructor (2004-2018), I taught elementary college students each earlier than and after the lengthened college day.
I disagree with the Sun-Times Editorial Board’s declare that, “The extra hour adds up to … a substantially greater opportunity for real learning.”
Have you hung out in elementary faculties on the finish of the day? Here is what you see: drained youngsters.
Every instructor and administrator is aware of to schedule standardized checks within the morning solely as a result of college students are too drained to pay attention after lunch.
What we don’t usually admit out loud is that the identical precept is true for studying all year long.
I might encourage anybody touting the lengthened college day as, “victory for the kids, the schools and common sense” to look at — or higher but, educate — a category on the finish of the day.
You would possibly rethink your opinion.
Nava Cohen, West Ridge
Trump’s relationship with Putin threatens U.S.
With the rampant protection of President Donald Trump’s cellphone name to the Ukraine, we’re lacking an necessary level.
Trump admits that he referred to as the Ukraine. He admits that he threatened to withhold army assist if he didn’t get assist in the upcoming election.
What isn’t being thought-about is the likelihood that the withholding of army assist was on the demand of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin is a dictator whom Trump brazenly admires and who could also be placing strain on Trump to hold out his orders.
The Joe Biden grime story might be a smokescreen to cover the true purpose for the president’s risk to the Ukraine.
The Putin rationale is devastating for our nation. It would imply that our nationwide coverage is being dictated by him.
That can be the top of the United State’s experiment in democracy!
Karen Wagner, Rolling Meadows