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JMHI ZW nn "What makes responsible people strike?" W Social responsibility, insufficient staff, leaving the sendee: inadequate salaries and the future of our Strain, disillusionment, money and education system. conditions. Sadly, only 50% of secondary school teachers Why should young teachers, with all the best have more than 7 years’ experience. intentions in the world, have to control a Many secondary school teachers are class of disruptive adolescents whose continually being lured away by big business response to any lomi of discipline is -not because they enjoy it "Go to he 11”... or worse. - but out of financial necessity. Whilst your children may not fall into this At age 26, why should a secondary school category, they are probably in the same class teacher earn considerably less than his as one or more of this disruptive element, equivalent in business and other Government These problems of discipline are not isolated Departments? and require maturity and experience to This same 'financial necessity’ is eroding handle. endeavours to recruit sufficient secondaty And salaries are such that it is virtually school teachers. impossible to retain, or recruit these skills and ' Inflation and the increasing pressures of class- others in any significant numbers, room life are reducing our entire education You can’t blame the kids and you can’t sy stem to a level that would not be tolerated blame society. elsewhere. Under these depressing You are the masters of your destiny and we as circumstances, , the teachers of your children assure you that how can our education system survive? we are doing everything in our power to give -It can’t. them the education, they deserve-after all, Without the highest possible standards of you’re paying. education, people suffer, businesses suffer, situation is grave and if the secondaty and living standards slide down and school teachers tarnish their 100 year old In a recent survey, 37% of all resigning " recor d of excellence with one day teachers gave the following reasons for Tb i ’ -it will be worth it. 1 lt*s ymir children's future Inserted by Post Primary Teachers’Association.