I used to agree with this - the whole 'people don't meet people in cutesy annoying ways' anymore. But....I met my current man friend at a Starbucks. And now I'm a believer. Or I'm starring in my own personal rom-com. (don't you love the beginning of relationships when everything seems nice and fun and not yet…

I am a CPS teacher. And based not just on my experience, but on actual research done by the University of Illinois (http://www.ctunet.com/blog/text/Beyond-the-Classrooom-Study-April-2012-University-of-Illinois-Labor-and-Employment-Relations-for-merge.pdf) the AVERAGE CPS teacher works 58 hours per week. For my…

Just an FYI to those who make think we (Chicago teachers) 'successfully goaded summer into an encore performance....' - my school year with students began August 13. So my class and I had 4 weeks of school before striking - 4 weeks I was working without a contract and spending my own money to get the year started.

I normally don't reply to these things, but here goes.