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Union Protesters disrespect a Veteran’s War Memorial at the Wisconsin State Capitol by using it as a display board to take their signs on.
The YouTube channel “annalthouse” has many videos relating to the many union related protests that have been taking place in Wisconsin over the past few weeks.
“Fear the Boom and Bust” a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
By · CommentsA flash from the past. This video/rap song was uploaded on January 23, 2010 and is still relevant today.
A Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
In Fear the Boom and Bust, John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek, two of the great economists of the 20th century, come back to life to attend an economics conference on the economic crisis. Before the conference begins,…
Get the full story of this video and the lyrics at Fear the Boom and Bust
http://econstories.tv/2010/06/22/fear-the-boom-and-bust/
Salaries of WI School District Administrators
By · CommentsSalaries of Wisconsin school district administrators.
Year-Prorated Salary-Full Name-Position Title-District (Hire Agency)
2010 $198,500 Daniel Nerad District Administrator Madison Metropolitan Sch Dist
2010 $184,000 Gregory Maass District Administrator Green Bay Area Sch Dist
2010 $180,000 James Shaw District Administrator Racine Sch Dist
2010 $175,062 William Andrekopoulos District Administrator Milwaukee Sch Dist
2010 $170,850 James Rickabaugh District Administrator Whitefish Bay Sch Dist
2010 $166,089 Paul Kreutzer District Administrator New Berlin Sch Dist
2010 $165,626 Thomas Westerhaus District Administrator River Falls Sch Dist
2010 $164,779 Karen Petric District Administrator Whitnall Sch Dist
2010 $163,256 William Hughes District Administrator Greendale Sch Dist
2010 $162,000 Ronald Heilmann District Administrator Eau Claire Area Sch Dist
2010 $159,299 Eric Hartwig Director of Special Education Marathon Co CDEB
2010 $157,926 Steve Patz District Administrator Franklin Public Sch Dist
2010 $156,783 Norman Fjelstad District Administrator Edgerton Sch Dist
2010 $154,993 Daryl Herrick District Administrator Cedarburg Sch Dist
2010 $154,895 Kathleen Cooke District Administrator Hamilton Sch Dist
2010 $154,652 Craig Gerlach District Administrator Monona Grove Sch Dist
2010 $154,463 Stephen Murley District Administrator Wausau Sch Dist
2010 $153,681 Timothy Gavigan District Administrator Cooperative Ed Serv Agcy 01
2010 $153,466 Matthew Gibson District Administrator Elmbrook Sch Dist
2010 $152,256 Robert … Read the Entire Story
Is Madison the beginning of Civil War?
By · CommentsMonday a friend (who is a Conservative Wisconsin teacher) contacted me to have me look into the budget fixes proposed by Governor Walker. She and her husband are very upset about the approximate 25% decrease in her paycheck that will result from the increase in pension and medical contributions the Governor is asking the teachers and other public employees to make. Understandably, she’s struggling to figure out how they’re going to make up for that loss in pay, as are many of the other teachers and public employees who are now protesting the Governor’s budget in Madison. One of the things cited by my friend as part of her anger is that the Wisconsin Firefighters, Police and State Troopers are exempt from this plan, since those unions endorsed Walker when he ran for governor last year. She understands the need for the cuts, but feels that if everyone is being asked to make the change, then EVERYONE should be required, not just those who did not endorse the new Governor of Wisconsin. (My friend is not one of the thousands of teachers who participated in the “sick-in” aka illegal strike this week nor does she condone the teachers who did … Read the Entire Story
“Tiger Mom” vs. “Polarbear (aka Hockey) Mom”
By · CommentsRecently author Amy Chua caused controversy with her book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” and subsequent column in the Wall Street Journal: “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”. Much of the backlash stems from Ms. Chua’s statements regarding the treatment of her daughters: calling them “garbage”, not allowing sleepovers or sleep-away camps, etc. and from the arrogant, elitist tone of the column, as when Ms. Chua says:
What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences. This often requires fortitude on the part of the parents because the child will resist; things are always hardest at the beginning, which is where Western parents tend to give up.
Or when she claims:
Chinese parents can order their kids to get straight As. Western parents can only ask their kids to try their best. Chinese parents can say, “You’re lazy. All your classmates are getting ahead of you.” By contrast, Western parents have to struggle with their own conflicted feelings about achievement, and try to persuade themselves that they’re
Remember, “It’s all for the children…”
By Andrea Mayer-Bruestle · Comments (2)Schools all over Wisconsin have been closed since Tuesday because of illegally striking teachers angry about Governor Walker’s proposals that they contribute to their own pensions and health care and some loss of collective bargaining rights. Many claim it isn’t about the money, it’s the collective bargaining issue. They claim that without the ability to collectively bargain Wisconsin’s schools will lose its talented teachers and other top-rated public employees because the benefits they currently enjoy will be minimized under Walker’s plan. Because when it comes down to it, it’s really about the kids, right? Without the great benefits these teachers and other public employees enjoy, a diverse school district like Milwaukee, for example, would experience one of the highest achievement gaps between white and minority students in the country, have a graduation rate of less than 70% for all students, have only 40% of 10th-12th graders proficient in reading and only 30% of 10th-12th graders proficient in math. But wait, this is where the MPS district already stands – with the exceptional benefits the unions are fighting to retain. So, if the union loses everything they’ve been protesting about for the last week, are they saying that these stats will get worse?
Is … Read the Entire Story