Do Teachers In Oaxaca Teach?

"None of their protests ever had anything to do with improving the quality of education for their students".

Rob, you shouldn't be surprised. This would apply to teachers in the US as well. Heck, even our universities are using the promise of "less time teaching classes" as a carrot to retain or lure professors. As Mr. Wonderful on Shark Tank says, "at the end of day, it's all about the MONEY". It's a big reason why in the US , the best educations still come out of parochial schools where dedicated teachers are there to teach. Certainly not for the pay which is so much lower than public schools. And you never hear of private school teachers going on strike.

Now I know that some teacher or ex teacher here is going to go all nuts and argue that they aren't paid enough for working 9 months a year and all, but remember, you weren't sentenced to a teaching profession, it was your choice. Problem is that most teachers, like politicians, start out with good intentions, thinking they can made a difference, until reality sets in and human nature takes over.