(1/3) Some of these anti-teacher strike arguments are absolutely ridiculous, and easy to counter. First, it's a myth that teachers get the summer off. They have to do curriculum planning, communicate with parents, and attend seminars, largely without being paid.
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(2/3). Second, teachers can care about their kids, and care about getting fair pay and benefits at the same time. Those two things are not mutually exclusive. WV teachers are among the lowest paid in the country and deserve far better.
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(3/3). Finally, those who argue that teachers are being "greedy" or "selfish," should recognize that they are also being anti-capitalist, or free market economics, since we should not just expect teachers to work for stagnating wages.
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Good for them. That's how you make a statement. Stand up and fight! The whole state standing together. Awesome! My wife teaches so I know how they feel...lots of responsibility for crap pay.

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Maybe it has to do with long hours, stress, bad diets due to low pay, etc. Maybe go meet some teachers, nurses, etc., and you'll see it's not uncommon.
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Keep fighting teachers, and vote your leaders out of office. They don’t care about you. Show them who the boss is.
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The way educators in this country are compensated is ridiculous. Where the treasure is, the heart is also. Do we really treasure our children?
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Make them cry! It is outrageous that not only are you underpaid and have health care in name only, they now want you to put your life in danger to stop a killer. I am certain your family will not have it...Stay the course.
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We support our teachers! This is a movement that will continue to grow nation wide! People are tired of crumbs!
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Amazed at just how ignorant & rude some of the posts are on this site. No-one has issues paying ball players $5million a year but when a teacher is barely making above the poverty line and wants a raise the
hits the fan. & @realDonaldTrump wants to arm them but won’t pay a
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You missed the part when the Senate accidently passed the 5% raise, and then broke parliamentary procedure to get the bill back from the House.
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