“It’s a Biblical principle. If you double a teacher’s pay scale, you’ll attract people who aren’t called to teach.”
— Alabama Republican state Sen. Shadrack McGill, offering a novel argument against raising teacher salaries. But McGill, who was speaking at a prayer breakfast, defended a 62 % pay hike Alabama legislators approved for themselves in 2007.
And, God forbid that we should pay our educators a livable salary! That would ruin the whole concept of teaching.
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Dallas is finally starting to recognize the contributions of Mexican-Americans with an exhibit at The Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture in downtown Dallas. In conjunction with the Dallas Mexican American Historical League, the museum presents a photographic exhibit documenting the history of Mexican-Americans in Dallas since 1900 that opens on February 10, 2012 and will run through May 27, 2012. As a Hispanic/Mexican/German-American, I have to say it’s way past time for such an exhibit!
I’m a creative and technical writer of Spanish, Mexican Indian and German extraction – a dog-loving, weight-lifting, politically incorrect free-spirited Texas wolfman with a fetish for good books, good rum, good conversation and better redheads. I never fit in anywhere, so I created my own somewhere. And I’m glad you found me!
Alejandro De La Garza
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