Posted On: August 12, 2007, 2:20 pm CDT

Posted By: wudchuck

they shud be protected by the county and state. in reality a teacher in a public school system are hired by the local government on behalf of the state government. it wud preclude them to have that insurance available. similar to our e&o policies that most insurance companies have. u are correct, in florida, it shud not be mandatory to teach them to speak spanish (in the early years). that shud be up to the parents if that is what they speak at home. they need to learn english. english is the business language throughout the world. if florida is so worried about the cost? then either get more from the property taxes -- or start collecting on income tax (currently there is none in florida)...why are we allowing students to behave with the taunting? why do we keep pushing kids forward through schooling when they can't to pass a course. back to the issue at hand: Teachers are a vital asset to any community and provide a good model for the students. they help teach valuable assets. they can propel a student to think past the box. who knows, will that be the next president of the US? will he/she be the first person to land on MARS? or will he/she be the farmer who uses the knowledge to provide more food per acreage or better value? Another Einstein? we will never know, because if you don't protect them, they might quit! then who's going to teach them?