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Do people really look down on teachers? I think the criticism is really that many think teachers are fairly compensated for a job with good hours, fantastic job security and solid benefits, yet are perceived as always complaining. I think most people respect the job, they just don't have teachers high on their list of underpaid and underappreciated people.
In all seriousness, what % of the female vote would the Donald get in a general election?
did it feel like you had any real world experience when you were teaching or was it more like you had the willy wonka golden ticket ?Teachers are generally looked down upon in this country. adp's opinion of teachers is very much a microcosm of the sentiments of a large percentage of people working in the private sector. I'm not here to change anyone's mind, but I can offer insight since I have spent significant time in both the private sector and public education.
- Teachers complain. It's their thing. Disproportionate complaining. We all deal with high levels of pressure in our jobs, but you seem to hear from the teachers more often. Agreed.
- The people who say "I like Christie because he stood up to the teacher's union" crack me up. There are too many details to get into here, but if you actually knew what Christie and his administration have done to public education in NJ, I promise you'd be singing a different tune.
- Why would anyone want to make it LESS desirable to become a teacher? (i.e. pay them less, make them pay more for their benefits, take away their pensions, etc) Making it less desirable will only drive out the good teachers and create more bad teachers. This is already happening because of some of the things that have been put in place in NJ. Who do you want teaching your kids?!
- I am a Nova grad and have been in several different jobs/industries. Being a good teacher daily was the most challenging thing I've done in my professional life. No details here because it starts to come off as complaining.
- I'm sure every generation says this, but kids are becoming increasingly distracted, unmotivated, more likely to have problems (Food? Neglect? Abuse? Support?) at home, more likely to be classified as special education. Class sizes are bigger. It's become more and more difficult to manage classrooms and develop meaningful relationships with all students because they are so disconnected
Happens everywhere. It's called "working to contract". They don't do anything extra. No early arrival, no work at home, no afterschool help, etc.Radnor teachers are wearing black shirts and refusing to write college recommendation letters because they are "working without a contract."
http://www.philly.com/philly/educat..._Main_Line_school__to_talk.html#disqus_thread
Happens everywhere. It's called "working to contract". They don't do anything extra. No early arrival, no work at home, no afterschool help, etc.
Not writing college recs is a pretty crappy move though.