Dear Chamblee Students,
Imagine going on summer break, coming back to school for a week, and right as you're getting into the school flow, you are told that you will no longer have any teachers and that school is out for an indefinite time.
About 30,000 Chicago teachers decided to put down their dry erase markers and pick up pickett signs and their union shirts. The teachers refused to work until they got higher pay, better working conditions and job security. Little did they know, that they weren''t the only ones being affected. Children, parents, and the economy were also being affected by their strikes. We oppose the strike because of three things: the children, the parents and the economy.
Chicago children were forced to stay home or be home-schooled instead of having the proper in-school education. Sure, this was a brilliant thing for most Chicago students because we're pretty sure no one was ready to go back to school. However, "extended summer break" is going to cost them. How will they make up lost school days? How will they catch back up to the rest of the United States, who's students have mostly been in school for a few weeks to a month now? Even the younger generations after this one will be affected, the teachers will have to continue from the place where the students left off last year, and if their place is a month or two behind the rest of the country, they will stay a month or two behind the rest of the country. One solution is to have the students in school for a longer time period, most likely taking away the students' summer break for next year. We don't believe the students went on strike, the teachers did. So, why should the students have their summers taken away for their teacher's problems? Students aren't the only ones affected by the strikes. Who has to take care of the children during the day while they should be in school? The parents.
The parents must have had to work, and some have children who are five and six years old. Most parents in their right minds didn't leave young kids home alone, so they were forced to take off of work to take care of their children. The parents of older children felt as though they could leave them home alone, however the kids weren't going to stay inside all day. They were doing what kids do; go outside and play. Some didn't have friends to play with, so they'd be meandering around in the streets. Once the parents took off of work, they lost money. This leads into our next point: The economy will also be affected in the future.
When a parent has to take off from work, they will, of course, lose money for the time that they spent off. Once they lose money, the bills get hard to pay. Once bills get hard to pay, the unnecessary things that parents usually buy, such as toys, junk food, music, etc., will be crossed off lists to buy. Therefore, big and small business will lose money. Once a business loses money, they lay-off or even fire workers. Once workers are fired, their bills will soon be piled up sky high and the cycle will repeat itself.
The teachers should have thought about the children before striking and could have resolved their issues over the summer, that way no child would've been affected. Think about it, would you want to be behind the rest of the country? Would you want your parents to struggle to make ends meet just because you weren't in school? We don't think so, and we're pretty sure you don't either.
Sincerely,
Ila Wilborn, Andrea Williams, Demarr Rice, Nina Funk, and Chelsea Pope
Imagine going on summer break, coming back to school for a week, and right as you're getting into the school flow, you are told that you will no longer have any teachers and that school is out for an indefinite time.
About 30,000 Chicago teachers decided to put down their dry erase markers and pick up pickett signs and their union shirts. The teachers refused to work until they got higher pay, better working conditions and job security. Little did they know, that they weren''t the only ones being affected. Children, parents, and the economy were also being affected by their strikes. We oppose the strike because of three things: the children, the parents and the economy.
Chicago children were forced to stay home or be home-schooled instead of having the proper in-school education. Sure, this was a brilliant thing for most Chicago students because we're pretty sure no one was ready to go back to school. However, "extended summer break" is going to cost them. How will they make up lost school days? How will they catch back up to the rest of the United States, who's students have mostly been in school for a few weeks to a month now? Even the younger generations after this one will be affected, the teachers will have to continue from the place where the students left off last year, and if their place is a month or two behind the rest of the country, they will stay a month or two behind the rest of the country. One solution is to have the students in school for a longer time period, most likely taking away the students' summer break for next year. We don't believe the students went on strike, the teachers did. So, why should the students have their summers taken away for their teacher's problems? Students aren't the only ones affected by the strikes. Who has to take care of the children during the day while they should be in school? The parents.
The parents must have had to work, and some have children who are five and six years old. Most parents in their right minds didn't leave young kids home alone, so they were forced to take off of work to take care of their children. The parents of older children felt as though they could leave them home alone, however the kids weren't going to stay inside all day. They were doing what kids do; go outside and play. Some didn't have friends to play with, so they'd be meandering around in the streets. Once the parents took off of work, they lost money. This leads into our next point: The economy will also be affected in the future.
When a parent has to take off from work, they will, of course, lose money for the time that they spent off. Once they lose money, the bills get hard to pay. Once bills get hard to pay, the unnecessary things that parents usually buy, such as toys, junk food, music, etc., will be crossed off lists to buy. Therefore, big and small business will lose money. Once a business loses money, they lay-off or even fire workers. Once workers are fired, their bills will soon be piled up sky high and the cycle will repeat itself.
The teachers should have thought about the children before striking and could have resolved their issues over the summer, that way no child would've been affected. Think about it, would you want to be behind the rest of the country? Would you want your parents to struggle to make ends meet just because you weren't in school? We don't think so, and we're pretty sure you don't either.
Sincerely,
Ila Wilborn, Andrea Williams, Demarr Rice, Nina Funk, and Chelsea Pope
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