Read Online Standing Up To Goliath: Battling State And National Teachers' Unions For The Heart And Soul Of Our Kids And Country Composed By Rebecca Friedrichs Contained In Paperback

helpful in understanding whats being taught in schools, A disturbing but essential read, It helps you to see whats behind it and not outright blame teachers, I really appreciate how far out Rebecca has stuck her neck out, Exposing the corruption of the educational cabal is dangerous to your health, But the truth needs to be told and she does a great job of documenting her personal experiences as well as some of those she has worked with inside the Progressive compounds that are public school campuses today.
I recently left the union after learning that I COULD, The ability to leave the union is incredibly hush hush until someone speaks about it, . . and very few people do, I always felt uncomfortable about my money going to fund the campaigns of politicians with whom I do not agree, but I still don't even think I realized the depths of corruption of the state and national teachers' unions until reading this book.


I think as Rebecca also encourages that local associations are good and should stand, but I kept thinking through my reading, "What did I reallt ever get from the state and national unions" I am glad that Rebecca and others have been brave enough to fight for the right to decide to belong or not, to tell their stories, and to try to do what is best for kids.
Every teacher should put their politics aside, read this book, and choose for themselves if union membership is right for them, An insiders look at how the teachers union uses fear and intimidation to exploit its members, Also looks at the misuse of union dues, As an educator, I have been frustrated with unions my entire career, both at the local and national levels, I expected this author to at least ground her complaints in the research on effective teaching, Nope, she engaged in the very identity politics she claims to be opposed to, Her problem with the unions has little to do with they way they protect bad teachers and everything to do with her desire to be a right wing apologist.
My guess is the book was originallypages long the lastare the only ones that talk about her court case, but her editor needed something that sells and nothing sells better than a teacher taking a crap on her own profession.
Perhaps most frustrating is her entire argument is constructed of nothing but anecdotes and single stories, Of course, using anecdotes is about the only way to support her claims as any look at large scale data and trends clearly paints the opposite picture than what she needs to tell.
I believe the anecdotes to be true, I also have many negative stories, but she has used these stories to paint with a very broad brush,

There are many ways teachers unions need to be

more evidence and research based, but this author seems to desire them to remain ideologically based, just switching to her ideology.
Must read

This is a must read book on unions and teachers and parents and kids, This breaks down the corruption of unions and how they abuse our families and teachers and children, The fight to get rid of big unions and get people the right to work, I'm so grateful for Rebecca's courage to speak truth, I've never read a book full of such disturbing truth, but I'm so grateful that I read it and am prepared with the truth now.
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Rebecca Friedrichs tells reallife stories that expose state and national teachers unions as the money and muscle behind the degradation of Americas schools and culture.


In a book thats both accessible and enlightening, Rebecca Friedrichs recounts her thirtyyear odyssey as an elementary school teacher who comes facetoface with the forces dividing and corrupting our schools and culturestate and national teachers unions.
An exciting true story that features real life testimonies of teachers, parents, and kids, as well as political and social commentary, Rebeccas journey leads her to the realization that the only hope for Americas schools and families is returning authority to parents and teachers while lessening the grip of state and national unions that:
Promote a culture of fear and bully teachers and parents into silence.
Undermine parents authority by sexually, socially, and politically indoctrinating kids, Use the applepie image of the PTA as a “front” to promote a partisan agenda,
These insights and more led Rebecca and nine other teachers to the US Supreme Court where their case, Friedrichs v California Teachers Association, et al.
, sought to restore the First Amendment rights of all teachers and government employees, They argued no one should be forced to pay fees to abusive, politically driven unions, and were poised to change the very landscape of American educationuntil tragedy struck.


Saddened but unbowed, Rebecca started a national movement, For Kids and Country, leading the charge of servant leaders who believe JudeoChristian values including kindness and restoration of the teaching professionpossible only by rejecting state and national unions and forming “local only” associationsare the answers to Americas woes.
She invites you to join them,

“Americas teachers, parents, and kids deserve better,” Rebecca writes, “If we want freedom, were going to have to fight for it, ”.