A Teacher's Open Letter To NJ Governor Chris Christie

Dear Governor Christie,

I am aware that you will most likely not personally read this letter, as I am sure you have plenty of well paid staff to handle that arduous task for you. That, however, will not stop me from voicing my opinion. Your hypocrisy is despicable. As you ask the working to middle class teachers of this state to “tighten our belts” I also wonder why you have not done the same. Why do you fly around on a chopper paid for by OUR taxpayers’ money? Why do you work for the highest possible salary allowed for your position? Why doesn’t your new budget call for a pay freeze for you and your cohorts? Why don’t you contribute towards your health benefits? Well, I have the answer. You are a pompous, egotistical, callous fascist who lied his way into office. You think the public is too far below you to catch on to your shrewd, scapegoat tactics. You would also love to demolish public education in favor of charter schools. You would love to broaden the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots.’ You are a divisive, disrespectful, classless bully.

Using teachers and children as pawns for your own political gain is the lowest of the low and, in my opinion, abusive. I do understand that public education means nothing to you and that you have no faith in the hard work that goes on in public schools. If you did, you wouldn’t be paying for your own children to attend private schools. Oh, how lovely it must be to rape the entire public school system and not have to worry about it ever affecting your family. How simple- minded you are to attempt to pit the public against the most selfless, caring, and hardworking professionals our state has to offer. I love children and I believe in their futures. You love yourself and believe in ignorance. You are in fact banking on the public’s ignorance in order to benefit your personal agendas.

You must have very little faith in your own abilities as governor if you must resort to lying to the public about teachers. I do recognize your distraction techniques. I have seen them before. As a teacher, I often encounter such shoddy attempts at clouding the issue at hand when children make excuses for not having their homework done. Well, Chris Christie, the teachers did not eat your homework. Why don’t you just tell the public the truth? It is not the teachers who have bankrupted the state. Years of reckless spending and borrowing (from our pensions, might I add) and short- sighted politicians such as yourself, have single handedly robbed this state blind. There is no hidden money in our profession. We DON’T DOUBLE DIP. We don’t get PAID OVERTIME. We don’t FLY TO WORK ON HELICOPTERS. We do NOT EARN WITHIN THE TOP ONE PERCENT. Keep stealing from the future of New Jersey’s youth and you will see that ignorance is far more costly than the debt that we already know.

In a recent televised speech, you stated that you did not want to be known as the governor who didn’t make a difference. Well, you are certainly making quick work out of alienating the entire state. And, if it all goes as you have planned, you will certainly hold a legacy. You personally will have ruined the lives and futures of our children. Your legacy will be that of the evil governor who stole opportunity from the most fragile members of our society. You will be the man responsible for failing test scores and neglected students. Hopefully, after you are done with New Jersey, there will be enough money left in education to purchase the new Social Studies books that will highlight your strong-armed fascist politics. You and Mussolini can share a chapter. Children can read and learn about rotten, tactless, hateful politicians with personal agendas and no redeeming qualities.

What you don’t seem to recognize, Chris Christie, is that most intelligent people understand the value of an excellent education. The public knows how well we teachers in this state do our jobs. They support us. You underestimate New Jersey, and the people who live here, when you spew such misguided and ignorant hatred towards teachers. You only make yourself look worse. Teaching is at the CENTER OF EVERYTHING. The public knows how well our schools run. That is why people live here, in New Jersey, you silly man. That is why your attempts at vilifying us teachers will never work.

I invite you, Chris Christie, to come into my classroom. Do my job as well as I do. Scramble to put together interactive and differentiated lessons for every single period of the day. Follow Individualized Education Plans for special needs students in a mainstream setting as seamlessly as I do. Come to my Intervention and Referral Services meetings. Attend Back to School Night. Tell a crying student they will survive the TAUNTS OF A BULLY. You tell the children why some of their favorite teachers are no longer employed. Explain why there will not be an after school math club. Tell these children that their education is PRICELESS and that THEY COUNT. Reach into your pocket to buy supplies the district cannot afford. Reach every student and change their lives. Become a teacher.

Oh….wait. That would mean foregoing your helicopter rides, generous salary, and lobster dinners. And those private school tuition's for your children would have to go, as well. Thank goodness you can afford that privilege, so that your children don’t have to slum it with the rest of us common folk in the public sector. How nice it must be to sit at the top, with all of you minions who are too afraid of you to speak out against you. Enjoy your reign while it lasts, and best of luck getting re-elected.

http://www.nj1015.com/Casey-and-Rossi/5876222


I was listening to these two afternoon Fascists Casey & Rossi, Rush Limpballs wannabees this afternoon by default and they were calling NJ homeless in Camden 'things' and a lot more despicable names. I tried to call in but have to leave for home. I found this letter to Chris Douchebag on the NJ 101.5 website. It is wonderful.

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