I can't believe that we have to choose between these two clowns. One does whatever his attorney friends in Booneville or past friends from federal prison tell him to do, and the other is suppose to be walking Mississippi with the governor, which by the look of Governor lately isn't happening.

I'll have to admit, Pragmatic and Queendelata, I'm aroused.

What are you gals doing this weekend?

Queendelta,

Hey, where? Clarksdale? Belzoni? Greenville? Huh?

Teaching wasn't exactly like what they told you at Ole Miss, eh? Bet you're sorry now that you didn't follow Bubba to Sewanee, aren't you?

Are you a "Goldfish?" Didn't read Willie Morris, huh?

You realize that you just embarrassed your sorority sisters all across the Southland, don't you?

Well, all's not lost. Tiger is available.

Pragmatic, "Johnl is a nimrod"?

I tried to follow all the threads on this post, but I saw nothing to indicate that Johnl is a "Mighty Hunter."

Do you two know each other? Or am I missing something here?

Pragmatic, I am standing and applauding you!! Thank you, sir, for telling the truth. I am a teacher and every word you said is true. Thank you very much for realizing some of the things we face everyday.

I am voting for Nunnelee because I have a choice. My choice is to get rid of all democrats possible.

I surrender!!!!

wow, pragmatic is right on it....ladies and gentlemen, all of those points are FACTS.

Not sure how Nunnellee can criticize anyone about govt spending when he negotiated budgets for our state the last two years that created huge budget deficits.

way to go Pragmatic. I might add the "good" insurance cost $415/month when you retire before age 65. Before fussing about teachers, if you can read this, you might ought to thank one. If you still arn't sure, keep your kids home for a few weeks and occupy their time for at least 6 hours a day.

There should be a "like" button under every post, cause Pragmatic summed it up to the tee. Well said, sir.

@Johnl, what in the hell do you mean good insurance? Have you had the luxury of using the state employee insurance that our teachers have to use? I know a very qualified teacher that has worked in the same school district for 13 years teaching one of the "crucial" grades as mandated by the state, who makes 36k a year. Do the math numbnutts, and you will see that the lowest paid position at the holier than thou Toyota plant will be knocking on her door within 2 years of employment. Out of her salary, she is expected to provide materials for her curriculum, including copy paper. She must pay for her own CEUs each year to stay current on teaching practices and also has to put up with idiot parents who cannot hold their own children to blame for failing to do assignments and are failing. She is pressured by the federal, state, and local administration to ensure that kids (who should have been fed to the dingos) learn and retain information, even though the parents of the same kids don't give a flying rat's rearend.

You want to talk about good pay and benefits for the rest of someone's life, why don't you knock on the military's door. Colonel's retiring who never fought a day in their life bringing home 8-9k a month who can retire at 48. OR federal senators and representatives who receive compensation and benefits who did NOTHING positive. OR former presidents who retain a security detail and benefits.

You fail to mention that teacher pensions are pulled from mandatory deposits (ever heard of PERS you nimrod) that they must make unlike federal employees. You also fail to mention that their pension is about 55% of their last years earnings, not 100% as some pension plans are.

Oh yea, teachers have it made. Dealing with kids who don't get enough to eat at home, are beaten or emotionally abused, don't have proper clothing for the seasons, whose parents can afford an IPhone and data plan but can't buy notebook paper, yea your right. They have nothing but the best of days and 100% of them have to sit on their hands to keep from clapping because they have nothing but rainbows and unicorns every day, you putz.

I doubt seriously that you would last a day having to deal with the mundane crap that our teachers deal with; and that doesn't even tap the keg on the bad days when kids are fighting, threatening each other or the teachers, stealing, bringing mom and dad's prescription drugs to school to sell, or any of the other situations that arise. Teachers deal with too much pressure from too many directions and receive half the thanks and recognition that those in the private sector feel is appropiate. If they are Christian they can't wear a cross on a necklace but the public's ignorant offspring can draw Anarchy symbols on their textbooks. Your right teachers have it made, they cannot express their civil rights but they must be constantly vigilant that they do not step on the assumed rights of some snot nosed parents 13 year old.

But the best part is that 99% of teachers in the world don't want the awards and recognition. What makes their life's career worthwhile is when one student, that they believed in and everyone else wrote off, comes back and says Thank You for believing in me.

You Johnl are a nimrod.

It's strange that the only time there is a concern about the deficit, it's when Congress has to deal with social programs. Congress does not see to worry about the deficit when they pass themselves a raise, gives themselves top of the line medical insurance, retirement pay after only 1 term, seemingly unlimited personal budgets, flies personal jets etc.

Where is the concern about the deficit when it comes to giving every country in the world a piece of the american pie while it's own people are hungry? Grant you, there are many out there who just won't work. But there are more out there who want to work but Congress allowed their job to go overseas.

If they expect to keep up this lifestyle to come, then they better start thinking about where this lifestyle is coming from...that being the american people. The children deserve a good education. There are plenty of other things that can reduce the deficit like reducing foreign aid, close some of the 700 military bases overseas etc.

i will post this on every school related post if i have too

IF WE WOULD QUIT WORRYING ABOUT STANDARDIZED TESTING AND START WORRYING ABOUT ACADEMICS THEN MOST PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED.

*hope*

working hard...or hardly working?

I'd say the teachers are working hard, but the school system itself is hardly working. Throwing more money at the problem will not fix it. Money is not a "cure all" to this. We need to start seeing that the education system in Mississippi can make significant progress with the funding it has before throwing ANY more money into it.

Otherwise we're just throwing our money away.

Now, do i think education is important? Of course. I want the best for our kids future as the next person; but to blindly hopes it will solve something is well...not very educated at all.

Momma always said:

"When you start thinking the government is a Cow to be Milked...rather than a Watch Dog to be Fed....you are in big trouble."

I did not mean to beat upon the teachers. We have some very hard working teachers. But just like in the work place we also have some that are "not quite so hard working". Retire at fifty and start another career, good insurance. I would say that a teacher is paid pretty good.

VOTE THEM ALL OUT

@WTFDude: As the saying goes: "In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

pretty much WTF...