As Vice-President of the United States, I'm pleased to address all you teachers! I know you're here because you have a calling, a dedication to teach our kids. Otherwise, why would you be facing pay cuts, additional fees for pensions and health care, and be buying supplies out of pocket? When President Obama and I see the things Republicans are doing to you, we're horrified, and that's why we're out there every day, paying teachers valuable lip service. And let me assure you that, when and if President Obama finds his
comfortable shoes, he may or may not be out there with organized labor, protesting the loss of collective bargaining rights!
Now I can see there are those of you who object to some of our programs, specifically
Race to the Top. Sure, you say, it brings more testing, and that your very jobs depend on getting better grades on those tests. While that is certainly true, remember that President Obama said in his State of the Union speech that
he wanted less testing! So what more do you want? For Chrissake,
