In the former case, the solution is to pay them fair wages - then they won't strike. In the latter case, some kind of political compromise must be struck so the teachers do not feel compelled to use such an expensive tool to make their case.
Either way, the blame is not solely - or even, IMHO, primarily - with the teachers.
- Jake If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.
I certainly agree that staff delivering public education services in France are not paid nearly what they deserve to be paid.
Regarding the comment about social segregation which comes automatically with the neighborhood you live in, I actually live in a city with perhaps the highest family income level in the Yvelines (Viroflay). Does that mean that public schools in Viroflay are better than in... Les Mureaux ? From what I understood, French schools are neither managed nor financed at the local level - as they are in the US.
