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re: Voters rejected a 1-cent sales tax in 2023 to give Livingston Parish teachers a raise
Posted on 5/19/26 at 10:52 pm to CypressTrout10
Posted on 5/19/26 at 10:52 pm to CypressTrout10
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Cool story bro. You clearly have never heard of IEP, 504, ILT, SLT, PLC, OCR, MDR.
Those didn’t exist in that time.
Nope, sure haven't. I'm not BabyTac rich, but I hold my own.
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Posted on 5/20/26 at 6:23 am to honeybadger07
I’ve got 2 in school and my kids will try their best on any tests given because that’s how my wife and I have raised them.
My wife is a teacher, the majority of kids do try, but there is a significant population of students that simply do not give 2 fricks about school or education and MIGHT even purposely bomb a test if they know it screws up a teachers salary or employment.
My wife is a teacher, the majority of kids do try, but there is a significant population of students that simply do not give 2 fricks about school or education and MIGHT even purposely bomb a test if they know it screws up a teachers salary or employment.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 6:54 am to Reservoirdog
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They are basically a full time parent to like 20 kids
I don't think you understand what "full time" means
Posted on 5/20/26 at 7:05 am to Monday
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Every parent should have to spend an entire school day shadowing a teacher once a year.
You don’t think we all have kids?
Every teacher should have to serve warrants, fix a radiator, sit on hold with the IRS, verify insurance, pump up those sales numbers, defend their design project in court, pump a septic tank, tell someone they are dying of a rare blood disease, work 60 hours a week for a year straight….being a grown up sucks there are very few easy jobs and just as few have easy paths to get a raise.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:07 am to BIGJLAW
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Guess what, the BOE went and hired bloated salaried staff at the BOE and didn't utilize the money for the schools or the teachers.
This right here is the issue.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:28 am to toosleaux
tell them to get that money from the lottery and casinos like they were supposed to when i was in middle school in the late 80`s.
There are 3 very nice casinos in BR now and people are gambling now more than ever.
There are 3 very nice casinos in BR now and people are gambling now more than ever.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 8:48 am to BigNastyTiger417
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The national average pay for a Superintendent is roughly $156,000.
New Orleans = $336,000
Lafayette = $300,000
Monroe = $206,000 (w/ guaranteed increase)
$150,000 is acceptable for a National average
Lafayette giving the superintendent a fat raise while charter schools are popping up everywhere and they're having to close a high school in the fastest growing part of the city is laughable. That whole school board needs to be replaced.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 9:13 am to toosleaux
They told us the LA Lottery would cover this and then spent that money on dumb stuff. Electric dog polisher. Gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. Fur sink.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 9:16 am to OysterPoBoy
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Louisiana public school teachers rank 48th nationally in pay.
Where do we rank in quality of eductaion?
There is probably a correlation there.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 9:45 am to toosleaux
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It sparked so much fury that many teachers didn't come to work that week out of protest.
Responded like a bunch of spoiled children that are going to hold their breath until they get their way. I won’t support that financially or any other way.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 11:55 am to 3deadtrolls
Closing the high school is necessary due to lower student body at the school and an abundance of schools on the east side of the Lafayette area.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 12:53 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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purposely bomb a test if they know it screws up a teachers salary or employment.
Some of the non certified teachers my woman works with are straight up stupid (elementary school.) There is beginning of the year and end of the year baseline testing to measure progress, and these teachers cheat (pencil whip) the results. It involves the teacher watching from a different screen what the student is doing and then hitting a verification button when the student gets the answer or gets close enough.
THEY CHEAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. They're too stupid to realize they should let the kids stunningly fail at the beginning, and then cheat their asses off at the end to show stunning improvement. But they are heroes, and deserve raises.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 1:15 pm to toosleaux
Novel idea they could try teaching, like actually conveying knowledge to the kids. You know kinda what a teacher is supposed to do.
My exe was a teacher and I'm dating one now so don't jump on me. Most teachers these days are glorified babysitters. Tell the kids what to do on their Chromebook then babysit. It amazes me that highschool kids write and communicate on a level lower than most of us did in the 3rd grade. There is no way a junior in highschool should be writing 3 word sentences that barey have a passing semblance of the English language. It hurts my head trying to decipher what some of these kids write and how stupid they are.
My exe had a kid miss 79 days of school and not only passed but also didn't have to take finals. Huh? 79 days missed out of like 130ish days! The school admin was perfectly fine it. The teachers that do try or do care get no support from the front office and either burn out or just give up on trying.
My exe was a teacher and I'm dating one now so don't jump on me. Most teachers these days are glorified babysitters. Tell the kids what to do on their Chromebook then babysit. It amazes me that highschool kids write and communicate on a level lower than most of us did in the 3rd grade. There is no way a junior in highschool should be writing 3 word sentences that barey have a passing semblance of the English language. It hurts my head trying to decipher what some of these kids write and how stupid they are.
My exe had a kid miss 79 days of school and not only passed but also didn't have to take finals. Huh? 79 days missed out of like 130ish days! The school admin was perfectly fine it. The teachers that do try or do care get no support from the front office and either burn out or just give up on trying.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 10:31 am to Oilfieldbiology
That’s nice…fortunately overall performance results don’t come down to a handful of kids and as you said the majority will try their best…which results in a bell curve that can reflect a normal distribution.
Every profession requires some form of accountability and progression tracking, especially when it comes to our countries future leaders in our children.
Do better and expect better. Sounds like excuses. I will give you that stricter discipline policies need to be implemented especially in our urban school.
Every profession requires some form of accountability and progression tracking, especially when it comes to our countries future leaders in our children.
Do better and expect better. Sounds like excuses. I will give you that stricter discipline policies need to be implemented especially in our urban school.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 10:47 am to Oilfieldbiology
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There is only so much taxpayer money to go around. People are clearly sick of never ending increasing costs.
Yep… it’s “just” a 1 cent tax… then it’s a nickle or a full percentage.. come on guys it’s “just” a 3 percent tax.. you won’t notice it ..
Posted on 5/23/26 at 10:55 am to BIGJLAW
THIS!!!
There are 4 public school teachers in my family and they all see it as well.
Same with the annual bonus checks given out in equal amounts across staff. Merit based bonuses would more in line with what happens in the real world, but when the government has control of something they can frick anything up.
There are 4 public school teachers in my family and they all see it as well.
Same with the annual bonus checks given out in equal amounts across staff. Merit based bonuses would more in line with what happens in the real world, but when the government has control of something they can frick anything up.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 11:27 am to papasmurf1269
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People vote for these new taxes and don’t see anything in return
Politicians across the board have used up every bit of the voters' good will. This is what happens as a result. Even good causes are squashed when everyone is in financial "get and keep what's mine" mode.
This will not end quickly as it is a trust issue, and trust takes years to restore.
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