To the Editor: No respect for retired teachers from District 205
I am a District 205 graduate and retired teacher.
This year, several of my friends have decided to retire after 30-plus years of dedication to the children, parents and community. Since we had not yet heard anything regarding the annual retirement dinner, I made a telephone call to the Human Resources Department.
To my chagrin, I was told that after many, many years, administration has decided that due to finances, there will be no dinner this year. The evening had been a very special way to show how much we value these caring professionals.
The fact that this event has been terminated is difficult enough for me to try to understand, but the fact that staff members were not even notified just goes to confirm my feelings of how impersonal and cold the current downtown administration has become.
As teachers and parents, we know how important it is to tell our children, “Great job!” Since the District 205 administration has decided not to extend the same courtesy to its retiring staff members, I strongly encourage any and all members of the community to take the time to “Thank a teacher.”
Gail Rielly
Machesney Park
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How appalling! Couldn’t the district the retired teachers have served or the REA, who is supposed to represent the teachers, come up with the funding?
Oh, poor teachers, they always want the public to feel sorry for them for everything. Yes, the REA needs to pony up some cash and start kissing the butts of their own entitled whining class of public employees. I bet they won’t.
Teachers ignore comment number two. Thinking people in Rockford appreciate your hard work and know that you have worked under difficult conditions.
Thank you, thank you teachers!
Yes Teachers, ignore comment number two. Here’s my comment;
Oh, poor teachers, they always want the public to feel sorry for them for everything. Yes, the REA needs to pony up some cash and start kissing the butts of their own entitled whining class of public employees. I bet they won’t.
Teachers I am beginning to understand what you are up against with the type of comments I read.
Hey,
I agree with John & Wonka. My Union pays for our yearly retirement dinner. It always has.
Actually, I was not objecting to the union paying for the retirement dinner. However, the words used to express this opinion were poorly chosen. It is sad when people cannot express their opinion in a manner that is appropriate. A statement without vitriol would have been appropriate.
Teachers work very hard and should be thanked. Some writers use every opportunity to trash unions and teachers.
Susan,
In this day and age all the working class in our country work hard, receive too little pay, and are under-appreciated by their employers. Teachers are in no way special in this respect. My garbage man works every bit as hard as any teacher I’ve known, so does my mail man, and the nurse in my doctor’s office. How often have you thanked them for the jobs they do? Their labor is every bit as important in the scope of our society as any teacher’s . Of course teachers work hard and should be thanked. But,,,,