Our teachers are not being heard
- Published: 08 December 2008
Source : Irish Examiner
Our teachers are not being heard
Michelle Hoban (Letters, December 5) wrote that it is unfair of teachers to be pushing the issue of class sizes at a time when thousands of workers are losing their jobs.
The increase in class sizes means that some teachers will also lose their jobs.
In some private companies, employees have been given the choice between redundancy and a reduction in their salaries and have chosen the latter. If teachers make the same choice, the increase in class sizes might be avoided and, therefore, there might be no redundancies in the teaching profession.
I do not believe that the leadership of the teachers' unions is giving teachers, who will lose their jobs if the increase in class sizes takes place, a chance to make their voices heard.
