http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/08/towns-oldest-school-to-be-demolishedand-teachers-on-strike/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:23:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/08/towns-oldest-school-to-be-demolishedand-teachers-on-strike/comment-page-1/#comment-1356613 Fabiola Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:47:40 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/08/towns-oldest-school-to-be-demolishedand-teachers-on-strike/#comment-1356613 p.s. If you have ever worked in a public school of Guatemala and observed the situation first hand and discussed with teachers what problems they faced within the system then you'd understand and be a little more empathetic towards their struggle. For one, the teachers deserve a raise given their low salaries, need to support their own families, and send their own children to school and pay for their school supplies, refraccion, etc. because the government doesn't give the schools enough money. If you were well informed about their movement then you'd know that the strikes weren't just about a salary raise, they are about educational reform which includes of a list of different topics to be addressed that goes beyond their salaries. You shouldn't only rely on the media to give you the story, you should listen to the voices of the teachers. After all, they're the ones who are forced to deal with these issues on a daily level and then are pushed to march and strike to get these addressed. p.s. If you have ever worked in a public school of Guatemala and observed the situation first hand and discussed with teachers what problems they faced within the system then you’d understand and be a little more empathetic towards their struggle. For one, the teachers deserve a raise given their low salaries, need to support their own families, and send their own children to school and pay for their school supplies, refraccion, etc. because the government doesn’t give the schools enough money. If you were well informed about their movement then you’d know that the strikes weren’t just about a salary raise, they are about educational reform which includes of a list of different topics to be addressed that goes beyond their salaries. You shouldn’t only rely on the media to give you the story, you should listen to the voices of the teachers. After all, they’re the ones who are forced to deal with these issues on a daily level and then are pushed to march and strike to get these addressed.

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