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	<title>Abolish School Boards</title>
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		<title>Professional  Teachers or Union Activists</title>
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This is an important article on the topic of professional associations vs unions for teachers.&#160; I copied it out a few months ago, but somehow it seems to have disappeared or been cleansed off the Internet.&#160; I can&#8217;t find it again.&#160; Anyway, since it&#8217;s an important topic I provide the link again.
UPDATE 091127:&#160; The article [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://abolish-school-boards.org/2009/11/professional-teachers-or-union-activists/</link>
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		<title>Abolish School Boards &#8212; a movement yet?</title>
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Abolishing school boards would release intended education dollars to their intended targets &#8211; students.&#160; At the moment far too much of that earmarked money is skimmed off at the school board level for: a) for junkets and expensive conferences/professional development for trustees, administrators, consultants, etc. many of whom have little direct relationship with students; b) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://abolish-school-boards.org/2009/11/abolish-school-boards-a-movement-yet/</link>
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		<title>School Boards are Agents of the State</title>
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Instead of being overseers of education in their communities and the representatives of parents and public to the bureaucrrats in the school board office, trustees are really an extension of the provincial government.&#160; Elected trustees and board officials, once they get in tandem after the first few months after an election and some training, become [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://abolish-school-boards.org/2009/10/school-boards-are-agents-of-the-state/</link>
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		<title>Teachers: Professionals or Union Activists?</title>
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Here is an article which will help in the discussion of teachers as professionals or union members.
Professional Teachers or Political Union?
By John Jensen, Ph.D. (John Jensen is a licensed clinical psychologist)&#160;&#160;&#160; 4-9-09&#160;&#160;&#160; 

&#8220;It&#8217;s in their DNA,&#34; Bailey said. &#8220;They can&#8217;t help themselves.&#8221;
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Tracey Bailey and I were discussing teacher unions and their seeming drive to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://abolish-school-boards.org/2009/10/teachers-professionals-or-union-activists/</link>
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		<title>Trustee Awareness Tips from a &#8220;defeated&#8221; candidate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I ran for school board trustee in the last election, Nov 15/08, I kept my fingers crossed that I would NOT be elected. I dreaded having to go to interminable meetings for three years of my life.&#160; My main purpose for running was to bring to public and institutional attention the need to seriously [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://abolish-school-boards.org/2008/11/trustee-awareness-tips-from-a-defeated-candidate/</link>
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		<title>Submission to Lions Bay News</title>
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To Lions Bay News&#160;&#160; Oct 26/08
I&#8217;m running for the position of school board trustee in West Van, Bowen Island and Lions Bay for one main reason:&#160; I want to promote the cause of parent involvement in schools.&#160;
Since my daughters were young, I have worked hard to advocate for parents to be in charge of their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://abolish-school-boards.org/2008/11/submission-to-lions-bay-news/</link>
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		<title>Teacher Harrassment &#8212; Another Reason to Homeschool</title>
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More reasons to Abolish&#8230;.
16.&#160; Teacher harassment &#8211; another reason to homeschool.
Homeschool sites and blogs have been busy articulating the reasons they avoid schools.&#160; One reason is to bypass indoctrination by teachers.&#160; This site with YouTube video gives reason #142&#160; to homeschool: &#8220;Obama Teachers won&#8217;t bully students who support McCain.&#8221;
The story relates to a teacher in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://abolish-school-boards.org/2008/11/teacher-harrassment-another-reason-to-homeschool/</link>
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		<title>Unruly School Boards Need Rules of Behavior</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More Reasons to Abolish&#8230;&#8230;.
15.&#160; Unruly School Boards Need Rules of Behavior
Even though School Boards are supposed to work as a team, or a corporation, divisions do occur.&#160; But, their handbooks and training are supposed to produce a unified front once decisions are made.&#160; And the reason School Board Public Meetings are generally &#8220;civilized&#8221; (too civilized [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://abolish-school-boards.org/2008/11/unruly-school-boards-need-rules-of-behavior/</link>
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		<title>Alternatives to School Boards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adding to the 101 Reasons to Abolish&#8230;..
14.&#160; Alternatives to School Boards
Jean Charest, Premier of Quebec, has called a General Election for Dec. 08/08.&#160; He said his minority government can&#8217;t operate with &#8220;three pairs of hands on the helm&#8221;.&#160; He seeks a majority government to tackle the difficult times ahead.
He blamed the other two parties of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://abolish-school-boards.org/2008/11/alternatives-to-school-boards/</link>
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		<title>My Mission Statement on BCSTA Website</title>
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For the full statement see BCSTA site here.&#160; Below is the mission statement as I see it.
&#160;What in your experience and qualifications prepares you for the role of school trustee?
I have considerable background in parent advocacy. (See my website)
I believe in self-government, self-reliance and self-responsibility. That&#8217;s why I see great danger when educators, trustees, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://abolish-school-boards.org/2008/11/my-mission-statement-on-bcsta-website/</link>
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