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calimary

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18. And another +100,000,000!

Tue May 21, 2013, 02:51 PM

May 2013

Our teachers are our treasures. And they need to be protected and well-represented and well-paid. Your kid's life may depend on them. Many kids' lives already have.

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Hero teacher who shielded students with her body in bathroom stall at Plaza Towers [View all] snagglepuss May 2013 OP

Should send this to all of those RW scumballs who called teachers "union Thugs" n/t n2doc May 2013 #1

Exactly. nt snagglepuss May 2013 #4

so many teachers are true heroes..... chillfactor May 2013 #7

I'm sure she is vastly overpaid. Hissyspit May 2013 #8

Just like those teachers in Newtown NewJeffCT May 2013 #9

We need to take away their rights to collective bargaining. Hissyspit May 2013 #10

Make 'em do a real day's work in a Charter School. Octafish May 2013 #14

Sarcasm galore... xtraxritical May 2013 #43

Amen! nt raccoon May 2013 #11

+10,000 n/t malaise May 2013 #17

And another +100,000,000! calimary May 2013 #18

I remember always figuring a way out of my classroom and what roguevalley May 2013 #30

Indeed. I've heard that good piece of advice before, too. ALWAYS check for exits. ALWAYS know where calimary May 2013 #35

I always did. Are_grits_groceries May 2013 #42

Is there a standardized test that can measure the compassion, love and dedication of a teacher? JDPriestly May 2013 #32

Well, Crosswhite *is* a thug... justiceischeap May 2013 #44

K&R idwiyo May 2013 #2

Aww, jeez. Arugula Latte May 2013 #3

A video clip of that should be played every time the GOP tries to cut teacher salaries. nt HooptieWagon May 2013 #5

A Big Hurrah! to that teacher! MineralMan May 2013 #6

good on her, though ive found that the vast majority of adults will do stuff like this loli phabay May 2013 #12

My sister is a teacher in OKC Aerows May 2013 #13

Damn union thug! Myrina May 2013 #15

yeah, those children had already been born! lastlib May 2013 #16

One rescuer broke down as he told how they lifted a car to find a teacher underneath, etherealtruth May 2013 #19

K & R ctsnowman May 2013 #20

Unfortunately, been there myself HockeyMom May 2013 #21

Great story! Sugarcoated May 2013 #22

Smart idea!: bathroom stall. I'll have to remember that one. ErikJ May 2013 #23

Rhonda Crosswhite, Hero. Video of her, reuniting with one of the students she saved (hanky alert): SunSeeker May 2013 #24

I know those parents can't thank her and the other brave teachers enough but I do hope CTyankee May 2013 #26

I love how she shielded the boy from the cameras ballardgirl May 2013 #27

I saw that! She obviously didn't care what kind of camera shot it was, she was intent on CTyankee May 2013 #28

Guaranteed a seat at the next SOTU. lpbk2713 May 2013 #25

Hug a Teacher and Love a Child sheshe2 May 2013 #29

I just figured out why some parents are so critical of teachers. JDPriestly May 2013 #33

Speaking as a parent, the other parents I've seen who seem overcritical of teachers winter is coming May 2013 #34

That. This nails it right there. knitter4democracy May 2013 #38

Bingo kairos12 May 2013 #41

kick Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #31

I think Sen Coburn should wash her feet. nt Snotcicles May 2013 #36

A caring compassionate woman. gademocrat7 May 2013 #37

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT May 2013 #39

If only the congressional representatives of Oklahoma randr May 2013 #40