...During a speech before Ashtabula County Republicans in March 2009, Kasich talked about the need to "break the back of organized labor in the schools," according to the Ashtabula Star Beacon. He did not back away from that quote last week, saying as he pushes ideas to change schools he has often clashed with teachers unions, who have "smeared my record and distorted it."
Kasich, who is backed by business groups, also opposes paying prevailing wages on state-funded construction projects. And as part of a sweeping review of state laws and regulations, he wants to reexamine the 1983 law that gave public employees in Ohio the right to collective bargaining, arbitration and strike (except for safety forces)....
John Kasich, Republican candidate for Ohio governor, continues to vilify public school teachers every chance he gets. Since eighty percent of the public school teachers in Ohio are women, is this Kasich's way of trying to restrict women from having careers and supporting their families? Does he think teachers should make the minimum wage, have no rights in the work place, and not have job protection?
I don't think that Kasich knows much about schools and even less about the teaching profession. He has no idea about what a teacher's job involves. Teachers today work with children of many cultures and learning styles. Besides dealing with classroom lesson plans, parent conferences, curriculum committees, staff meetings, and state testing programs, teachers also continue to take classes to maintain their certifications. It is not like teachers sit behind their desks all day and do nothing. A majority of teachers continue to train, read, and take graduate level classes in the evening and during the summers. Teachers should be respected.
Win or lose, Kasich's continuing bashing of teachers will not be forgotten. Does Kasich think that he is superior to teachers and regular working people?
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Sarah Palin is NOT coming to Columbus this weekend, according to the Dispatch. Palin would have come here to support, Steve Stivers, and her other friend, John Kasich.