September 13th

Another very useful day! I really like it when I have a class with practical experience rather than having a bunch of busy work built into it. Thanks Dr. Closen! Since most of us have never been directly involved in bargaining before, I think we all are getting very valuable information that will help us later. Dr. Closen has said it, I think both guest speakers said it, and Chapter 7 in the ISB Collective Bargaining text says it: "Bargaining preparation is crucial." However, I think all of us who have no previous experience can testify that it is hard to prepare for something we have never done before. That makes the practical experience of being able to simulate it, before we have to do it for real money and language issues as a superintendent, an invaluable class activity.