The teachers’ union and May Day

 The latest Nation’s Report Card shows abysmal results, but the teachers have bigger fish to fry, and are out marching for communism.

t’s another May Day, and some of us remember how everybody was marching on this day in Cuba.  I understand why it happened in Cuba, or why it happens in communist countries—but why in the world are teachers’ unions in the U.S. celebrating? Shouldn’t they be teaching reading, writing, and math, given some of the test results we see in these cities?  Let’s take a look:

High school students, especially 12th graders, are reading and learning math and science at historic lows, according to a new report from the National Assessment of Education Progress.

The new report, known as the Nation’s Report Card, was released Monday by the National Center for Education Statistics, or NCES, and the Department of Education. It is the first nation’s report card to be released since the coronavirus pandemic.

The report shows almost half of high school seniors are now testing below basic levels in math and reading, and approximately 35% are at or above a proficient reading level, while 32% of them had a below ‘basic’ reading proficiency.

Maybe they should be in class, improving test scores and preparing our kids for the future.

Let me ask again: Why are teachers’ unions involved in this anyway?  What message are we sending to the parents who work in the capitalist system to pay the taxes to fund these schools and pay their salaries?

May 1st is not some romantic date on the calendar.  It’s a date rooted in communism; just ask anyone who’s lived in a communist country.  Let’s check the history:

May Day, also known as International Workers Day, started as a commemoration of a violent labor feud in Chicago in 1886, with workers protesting unsafe working conditions and striking to win an eight-hour workday. But anarchist, Marxist, socialist and labor groups quickly adopted the day in 1899.

Communist countries used May Day to celebrate their military power and the government takeover of private property and the means of production.

 May Day Strong is an anti-capitalist political event, rooted in Marxist and socialist ideologies.

But I’m sure the educators in these unions know their history.

Many individual teachers love children, do good work and are subject matter experts, but it’s clear that the two largest teachers unions have been co-opted by radical activists.

Yes, they’ve been taken over by radical leftists who want to indoctrinate our children about the “equity” of socialism.  I wonder why so many parents have pulled the plug and voted for “school choice” in many states, or just sacrifice to send their kids to a private school.  Many parents are voting with their feet and moving out of the government schools, but the teachers’ union is voting with its feet to support a radical day.

Just don’t get fooled by all of the language about workers’ rights.  Communism doesn’t care about workers, which is why so many people have fled those regimes.

So it’s a very bad idea for our teachers’ unions to highlight a day tied to communism.

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