When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.“ - Benjamin Franklin.
“When people get used to preferential treatment equal treatment seems like discrimination.” - Thomas Sowell
They blame that on money.
Modern academia has created a system of producing teachers like the imbecile who’s the subject of this thread. They aren't just in our colleges and universities. They are infiltrated in every level of education.
While our students fall farther and farther behind other nations, the more this system is relieved of all responsibility by people motivated by a political agenda.
When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.“ - Benjamin Franklin.
“When people get used to preferential treatment equal treatment seems like discrimination.” - Thomas Sowell
Lets see. One reply was "your triggered" then one was "duh" Then you repeated one reply a few times about teachers are lousy now without any evidence but you had quizzed them. When asked you made another inane insult. I believe you went there a few times when nothing intelligent was left for you..........
It is a fair question. Children from upper income families score much better on tests than poor children. Teachers are not the answer there. I can teach children to read and do elem. math. Did it for years. Its easy if you have the patience and skill. Kids that come to school with lots of issues related to poverty and bad home situations are the ones that struggle the most. Throw them in a big 1st grade class and they will fail. Especially when you have other kids that come to school already a year or two ahead with skills because of THEIR PARENTS involvement.Then why can’t kids do math or read at grade level?
When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.“ - Benjamin Franklin.
“When people get used to preferential treatment equal treatment seems like discrimination.” - Thomas Sowell
Did you see grinning from ear to ear when she was cuffed and being put into a police car? Then release later due to cashless bail. Does anyone think, in NYC, this woman who put a knife to another person's throat will be prosecuted? I suspect that's why she was grinning.
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." - Patrick Henry
But how much of the stuff being required targets the original job of schools? Reading, writing and arithmetic with some science and history thrown in.
The level of behavior problems we attempt to handle in mainstream classes has a negative effect on all concerned.
And this is a microcosm of society. Bomb threats, specialist paid to stop bullying who can't even slow it down, protected groups which my definition means unprotected groups, behaviors as you mentioned, parents who are less involved and less supportive, renewed racial divide, gangs, security/metal detectors etc. A divided society means divided schools.
I do not believe in corporal punishment by teachers. But few of us ever needed the paddle in my school. There is more at play than that.
So yes, the job is difficult, yet it comes with enough perks that salary/benefit packages ( at least in some states) compete with many other masters level jobs.
College professors are a different story but my understanding is that most of the sharp increase in the cost of higher education has gone to administrative pursuits vs to teach more students etc.
stephenpe (05-27-2023)
Originally Posted by stephenpe
Your ignorance is not surprising. Limbaugh preached this bllsshtt for decades. Many swallowed it. On the contrary, what teachers now have to cover dwarfs what they had to do back in my day. The idiotic standards teachers have to cover and make sure their students master is ridiculous. To imagine teachers do it cause the college work is easy and the job is secure is SOP for the anti public school group. One reason so many are bailing is the low pay (after a fortune in college cost) the more and more demands made of teachers , the disrespect by idiots like Desantis and other state leaders and the lack of support when it comes to discipline with kids. I never had much problem even after the said not to paddle anymore. But everyone I met that ever volunteered awhile in elem. school had a different attitude after they saw the reality and how much effort it takes to keep kids on task for all the blslsshtt the politicians now demand.
Mega-triggered!
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