A very close friend of mine is a teacher in a low-income social demographic where most of the students are first generation in this country. The cards are already stacked against these children, and each teacher plays such a huge role in how these children develop. Every insentive absolutely counts. I grew up in a household where there was never a question of IF I would go to college, the question was just WHERE. I didn't need teachers to encourage me. Not all students are so fortunate. All of this aside, my teacher friend too, is anti-Union. Of course, she is a member of the union, but she is able to recognize the shortcomings. This article hits the nail on the head that although unions can protect and should protect groups, the students do not have a union. The red tape can prevent giving students the best chance they have at success.