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TexasTowelie

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Wed Mar 15, 2017, 05:46 AM Mar 2017

Rep. David Stringer Strikes Again: Teaching an Easy, Part-Time Job; No Special Skills Required

First, the Republican from Prescott made the dubious claim that faculty advisers for high school newspapers were out to "propagandize their own liberal views through what purport to be student publications."

Then, Thursday, at the monthly Arizona Business and Education Coalition luncheon at the Capitol, Stringer took it a step further by insulting all teachers.

According to Representative Jesus Rubalcava, Stringer told the group that teaching doesn't require a specific skill set. He then allegedly went on to say that teachers aren't paid badly considering that they have easy part-time jobs with with two months off in the summer.

A recent survey by Education Week showed that Arizona teachers have the fifth lowest pay in the country, earning an average salary of $43,800 a year.

Read more: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-rep-david-stringer-teaching-doesnt-require-special-skills-9153451-9153451

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Rep. David Stringer Strikes Again: Teaching an Easy, Part-Time Job; No Special Skills Required (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2017 OP
And apparently any asshole can be a congressman. nt Ilsa Mar 2017 #1
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