tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post2437684335336174452..comments2023-08-26T06:11:05.645-07:00Comments on Have You Seen the Dog Lately?: ConflictedSerenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01186237170000169070noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post-2077485344202148722011-05-31T17:25:57.396-07:002011-05-31T17:25:57.396-07:00Kim Fogel as I live and breathe! How the heck are...Kim Fogel as I live and breathe! How the heck are you? You were always a brilliant revolutionary, if I'm to remember correctly. xoxoSerenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186237170000169070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post-45223155082365147122011-05-31T16:52:18.842-07:002011-05-31T16:52:18.842-07:00Sounds reasonable to me. Then again, you were alw...Sounds reasonable to me. Then again, you were always the smart one in the house! Love, KimKim Fogelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post-77428729006999499082011-05-30T18:53:01.516-07:002011-05-30T18:53:01.516-07:00Ron, I appreciate your stopping by. I asked one o...Ron, I appreciate your stopping by. I asked one of my contacts your question about the status of the planton. She had heard that tomorrow (Tuesday) there will be a big march leaving from several points in the city. She thought the teachers might return to the classroom as early as Wednesday.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186237170000169070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post-65754578019834158052011-05-30T09:22:28.047-07:002011-05-30T09:22:28.047-07:00Good essay! Thanks for summing up the various poi...Good essay! Thanks for summing up the various points. <br /><br />As happens so often in Oaxaca, the issues are quickly polarized so my question that we should be asking is where to get accurate and timely info? I'd love to see more details about the current state of teacher salaries as well as simple matters such as the status of the planton.Ron Maderhttp://www.planeta.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post-46409840049501887872011-05-29T19:51:33.153-07:002011-05-29T19:51:33.153-07:00I certainly commend you on your interest but also ...I certainly commend you on your interest but also remember that this is the way it's always been done. The teachers and parents have no other option, this is the way it is. What Chepi is asking for (computers, electric bills paid by state and not parents etc.) are all good things. What the union is more nervous about is short term contracts without benefits given to non-teacher college grads that is being pushed nationally. Of course, this is a bad thing but not much worse than the current state of the teacher college system that graduates unqualified teachers on a regular basis, some who are marginally literate. If you're privy to the chismes from your friends you'll hear the horror stories. In short, engaging in class warfare over this is counterproductive. The system is broke but not "broke", Mexico should have a better educational system based on the amount of GDP it expends on education. Follow the money...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post-47868677490915866672011-05-29T17:38:58.534-07:002011-05-29T17:38:58.534-07:00Thanks to all for the comments. Anonymous, I will...Thanks to all for the comments. Anonymous, I will definitely ask my interview subjects about your points. The teachers and parents with whom I spoke expressed no fear of the union's power and seemed ardently in support of the demands.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186237170000169070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post-81467495431701370792011-05-29T15:29:55.158-07:002011-05-29T15:29:55.158-07:00I encourage all to read up on Elba Esther Gordillo...I encourage all to read up on Elba Esther Gordillo and the systemic problems of public education in Mexico. Unions, like political parties, can be corrupted like any other organization and indeed "La Maestra" has more power and influence than any politician, indeed, she got Calderon elected. Chepi is doing her bidding here in Oaxaca and what is really being brokered is more of the same... graft and patronage. The teachers have no choice but to "go along to get along"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post-49753854259810355122011-05-29T13:34:26.450-07:002011-05-29T13:34:26.450-07:00Hey thanks, that was enlightening. Here in Michoac...Hey thanks, that was enlightening. Here in Michoacan the teachers are strike quite a bit as well. And they also get very little sympathy from many people. I appreciate your thoughtfulness in looking into it more closely.Cyndie Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118646455857223254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post-67565784566483966832011-05-29T02:35:45.126-07:002011-05-29T02:35:45.126-07:00Great article. It is interesting how unions get b...Great article. It is interesting how unions get blamed the world over. Amazing the range that the rich man's propaganda will reach.Merandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07964161815812847851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19139735.post-18470871452002991962011-05-28T20:04:01.741-07:002011-05-28T20:04:01.741-07:00Beautifully articulated. Thanks.Beautifully articulated. Thanks.Steve Laflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01971490252595896340noreply@blogger.com