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School 's out on strikes, two million are children

Yesterday 's \ Teachers' strike - the largest since the 80's - 11 114 affected schools. More than 2 million students missed classes as teachers walked out, in addition to officers and employees of the public sector. So what everyone has to make it?

The Guardian 's Michael White reported that there was a textbook lesson in protest of the parent teacher:

Apparently Miss and Sir couldn 't risk covered by their students on the TV news bus tickets or paper handkerchiefs, and bare knees in the hot weather to see.

As pension projections questioned the need for reform, said Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers,:

"The teachers are the children and young people they teach, dedicated. But they can not stand back and see their pensions under attack, when all the evidence to show that they are affordable and sustainable and can reduce their costs."

Michael Gove, who he was "disappointed" for teachers in action, said one villain was called.

Here 's roundup of the day in pictures. And that's what you had to say.

Kev01 parents said:

I have a day off because of the strike, which means I have child care responsibilities. Nevertheless, I have no sympathy for people that this doctrine is nothing other than the child care to think. The strike made me think a little more about their situation. I know this is not to think the same for everyone, some have simply missed it on the child care.

Teacher LondonMix said:

All these people that teaching is easy to think that we are big holiday, doss about and have don 't working very hard with a laugh. Try to criticize it 'sa lot easier than, and research and to understand the reality, I think.

mreagle said:

Far more people around me are on strike than ever before, even those who normally sit on the fence, and while I don 't think that the government is something questionable about their \ do "democratic' policy, I 'm happy that people at least making a stand for a change.

But the strikers drew fierce criticism and support. OReally said:

Public sector employees were treated to tremendous years. Unsackable, unlimited sick pay, sick leave, generous pensions and teachers only work for 35 weeks per year. If they don 't like it why not stop and get a real job?

To hit on the right and wrong, said PaganEyes:

Apparently it 's OK to all schools and run "normal" people problems with their childcare if they' sa Royal Wedding. But it 's not OK to support the "bad" teachers to educate our children, or the "lazy" firefighters, our lives, or those lazy NHS nurses who visit, if you \ save 're sick.

amoamasamat added:

Teachers can go on strike last season, so that they could interfere with the preparations for GCSE and A levels. But they did not.

Monchberter and asked:

What 's more disturbing for parents and children? A few days civil action, or a lifetime to a below-average education?

Violator said on the issue at hand - - pensions:

The reality is my pension contributions are increased, the relative may be paying off a budget deficit, I had no role in creating.

BobbyDIn63 said:

It 's totally unfair that the private sector has poor pensions, but it' s not the fault of the public sector, it 's the fault of the business elite, the shafting them and us all.

Finally, this from Autocord:

I doubt that many of those who criticize the teachers would survive long in the classrooms.

The Guardian 's reporters rounded up the hard words and good humor throughout the country, from Merthyr Tydfil to Heathrow. And Martin Kettle warns that the strikes could the coalition 's Iraq has become now.

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