What if the strike had been 10 years ago? Would the strike have been more or less effective than today? The biggest difference was the lack of social media ten years ago. Nowadays information is spread so quickly over social media. Information from the negotiations can be found as it is happening. This information can be shared exponentially through Facebook, Twitter, and even YouTube. Ten years ago we didn't have full access to the internet over a cell phone. We hardly even had phones that could take clear pictures! All of the "chaos" in the school might not have been shown as easily. But now with most students having smartphones, a picture could be taken and sent to the news in a matter of minutes. The lack of social media ten years ago would have kept the students from being at each others throats over social media. I think it would prevent fights from Pro-Board v. Pro-Teacher people. Students couldn't organize protests, rallies, etc as easily. Maybe the teachers would have had more support if their actions weren't plastered over every website. I think that social media was a huge downfall for the teachers. In a way, they revealed their true colors to the public. It was blatant that they quickly lost the respect from many students. Their "propaganda" backfired on them. I'm not trying to take a side, but some of the teachers made a bad name for themselves very quickly.
This brings up my next point. Should teachers be viewed as role models? For many students, teachers are looked upon as very good role models. There are so many respectable and hard working teachers in Strongsville City Schools. Yes, some teachers helped me become the student I am today. I just don't know how some of the teachers making bad names for themselves could ever be looked upon the same way again.
Go Mustangs...
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