So Providence in an effort to take care of some of their budget woes is looking at dismissing all of their teachers at the end of this school year. As a result the teachers union is up in arms and is trying to win support by using this wonderful statement. “This is beyond insane,” Providence Teachers Union President Steve Smith said Tuesday night. “Let’s create the most chaos and the highest level of anxiety in a district where teachers are already under unbelievable stress. Now I know how the United States State Department felt on Dec. 7 , 1941.” That was the day the Japanese government bombed Pearl Harbor. How does the dismissal of the teachers compare to an act of war that resulted in the deaths of 2350 people? How does this even relate? Chaos and anxiety, war is controlled chaos, and why would the State Department be anxious? Continue reading →