Proposition 1

In Natasha’s blog she is urging people to vote “yes” for proposition 1. The proposition is for a tax increase in order to give our AISD teachers a raise.  The proposition would give our teachers a 3% raise, which according to Natasha, it’s a raise which they truly do deserve.

She gives three good solid reasons on why we should vote for Proposition 1. The first reason she provides is that we depend on these teachers to give our children a good education and that the least we can do is give them a raise. I think she is right about this, because if we think about it, what better to spend our money on than paying for our children to have the good education they deserve.

 Natasha then argues that if we don’t give our teachers the raise they deserve, then they will more than likely begin to search for jobs with better pay. She says they deserve their raise just as much as anyone else. This is very true. Most people get their raises automatically at their job after a certain amount of time working there, so it just doesn’t seem fair to require a vote for them to get their raise.

 Her last reason is that teachers do a lot to help our children to make sure they are well educated and that it is now our turn to return the favor. I think she is right about this as well. I think many people believe that teaching is not a difficult job and that they have it easy because they only have to work Monday through Friday, they get winter breaks, spring break, and summers off. But the reality is, yeah  teachers are only in the classroom Monday through Friday, but they take a lot of time outside of the class grading papers, making assignment plans to help the students better understand the material. They also spend lots of time before and after class to spend one on one time with those students who are having trouble and need extra assistance.

Overall I think Natasha’s arguments were excellent. I agree with all of her reasoning on why people should have voted yes for the proposition. She had a solid argument and did very well in her blog.