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Saturday, April 7, 2007

Rome is burning...LET'S GO TO MAZATLAN!

It really irks me that Vigil is on vacation in Mazatlan. What that tells me is that he doesn't think it's important for him to return to negotiations with HEA. I spoke with a fellow teacher who said that she was going to cancel her vacation during spring break in order to save money due to the strike. Vigil's actions are callous and arrogant.

3 comments:

RWalters said...

We should put a "wanted poster' in the Review!!!Complete with a last known whereabout-Mazatlan!!

HaywardTeachersUnited said...

I just want to wish everyone a happy Easter. Whether or not you celebrate, I hope you are all spending time with your famillies and enjoying your day. Love to all.

Anonymous said...

I sure hope Dr. Vigil is enjoying his vacation. I know my parents aren't. Maybe it's the threat of a longer strike & no paycheck, or the $1000/month they have to pay for health insurance. Maybe it's concern for their friends & collegues who they respect being treated like dirt. Maybe it's all of these-all I know is that if I made his $229,500 I wouldn't worry either! I wonder how HUSD parents feel about someone who has so little respect for their kids' teachers being responsible for their education.
I am a product of Hayward schools & proud daughter of a longtime HUSD teacher. When I was in 4th grade I decided I was going to be a teacher thanks to Alwine Fenton. My dad (a HUSD teacher) said "no daughter of mine is going to be a teacher"! I was one of the experimental children of HUSD who missed out on Jr Hi and had to go to high school in 8th grade. It was because of HUSD teachers like Dave Cobble that I survived. I put myself through college because my parents couldn't (remember my dads a HUSD teacher).
I remember the 1994 strike only too well -making cookies & bringing water/sodas to my dad's school when I wasn't attending classes at CSU HAYWARD. I remember a kindergarten teacher reading to students from a minivan. I remember worrying if my parents were going to lose their house. This time around, it bothers me that so many parents are concerned about daycare during the strike because they work. Don't they realize that teachers have families, too?
Well, I've always been a bit stubborn, and in 1997 I became a HUSD teacher! I not only survived those 2 years but was well prepared as a result of HUSD teachers like Pete Hokom and Dorothy Mullen. I have since relocated to So. Cal where I am still teaching. I remember our annual father-daughter bonding event of attending the CUE (computer-using educators) conference together in Anaheim where I live. Sadly, since it has moved to Palm Springs, neither of us can afford to attend.
I have been trying to get my mom & dad to retire & move downto So Cal to be near me ( & their 2 yr old grandson) for 3or 4 years now. My mom is constantly on realtor sites checking out homes in my area. Yet my family still remains in Hayward. Maybe it's because they are dedicated educators who love what they do and respect who they work with-We sure know it's not the $$$$.
Hang in their HUSD teachers-YOU DESERVE MORE!!!!