Here is the view looking up towards Mount Wellington from the bottom of the overpass next to Lindisfarne North Primary School. This will be the school that I will be more than happy to send Henry and the next one (and the new baby, it will be coming online in early-August). Close by, nice size, friendly, no toffs in ties and blazers.
Now, after the fallout from my commentary on the French Rail unions yesterday, I certainly won't be drawn on offering my opinion on the recent offerings of the Australian Education Union and their ever-increasing demands.
The letters faxed in from the SNCF legal team were very interesting and made me think twice about public comment on this thorny issue. (To the SNCF lawyers: je mai reconsidérer mon avis indiqué si vous pouvez brancher sur moi la sauce que vous avez de chemin de fer en cours!)
Thus, I have decided to hold my tongue and grab a famous quote from Albert Shanker, the former President of the American Federation of Teachers: "When school children start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of school children."
ZOWEE! That should set the cat amongst the pigeons! :)
[I really have not been totally fair to Shanker here, but the quote was too good to ignore. Read this for a little more depth on his position, and it should be easy to reflect upon the role of the AEU in education reform in this country.)
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