The Media Hoax and Teacher Unions

If you just peruse headlines whether online or in paper form, the media would have you believe that Teacher’s Unions across the country are going on strike and ruining public education, and being a major inconvenience for the public. In fact, 98% of teachers are in school teaching and only 2% were not. The title of this New York Times article, “As More Teachers’ Unions Push for Remote Schooling, Parents Worry. So Do Democrats“, would have you think otherwise. This is only true in a few urban districts, where the working conditions are far from ideal, like Chicago, Detroit, and Newark all have a hostile relationship with their city’s politicians.

Politicians and the media are always trying to exploit a small sample set to represent the entire profession. Even charter schools without unions have gone remote but there is scant mention of that. Bottom line is that 98% of teachers are doing a great job despite wearing a mask all day.