# What should be done in the Medford School District/Teacher's Union Dispute?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 18, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-in-the-medford-school-district-teachers-union-dispute/681640 "2014-02-18T18:29:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-in-the-medford-school-district-teachers-union-dispute/681640/140 "2014-03-01T17:27:58Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> Compared to what–compared to respect for the profession in countries where we see more “successful” educational systems? Or that there’s more respect for teachers than car salesmen in three different countries? (Hint: the poll looks at three countries and includes car salesmen).  
> No: my point in dismissing you is that the only evidence you offered was that you can see Russia from your house–er, excuse me, that you know a nuclear engineer in Sweden. When pressed to offer more evidence, you write, “If you aren’t aware that Scandinavian countries put far less emphasis on an individuals “prestige” in society as defined by their jobs then we probably don’t need to discuss Scandinavia since you’re not well informed on it.” IN other words, you respond to requests for evidence by distorting the request and then saying you won’t fill the distorted request.
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> Groovy.

So now you ignore polls that teachers are well respected in the United States, demonstrating you have have no intellectual honesty about this discussion. You’re just a bitter teacher that has a really easy job that very low intelligence housewife type women could do and you’re mad you don’t make as much as a lawyer. End of story with you.

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