Loser teachers

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K-town Vol Fan said:
True. A lot of people don't actually care about their children's education, they just want the free day care.
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such a useless statement. When someone is already working 40-50hrs just to keep their job during a ridiculous shutdown they don't have time to be a full time teacher or proctor as well

There was no need to shut schools down yet teachers were leading that charge. Wonder why
 
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I have a big problem with the mindset of the teachers union. What is really disappointing are the good teachers (my kids were fortunate and had many, as did my wife and I) that are there for the kids and they're beating their heads against a bureaucratic brick wall. They're just fighting an uphill, unwinnable battle against a bureaucracy and a union that only wants them to fall in line and shut up.
 
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Vol737 said:
I have a big problem with the mindset of the teachers union. What is really disappointing are the good teachers (my kids were fortunate and had many, as did my wife and I) that are there for the kids and they're beating their heads against a bureaucratic brick wall. They're just fighting an uphill, unwinnable battle against a bureaucracy and a union that only wants them to fall in line and shut up.
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^^This!
 
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K-town Vol Fan said:
True. A lot of people don't actually care about their children's education, they just want the free day care.
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Well, in NY state it’s the law that children must attend school from the age of 6 to 16. I’m not sure of laws in other states. But I don’t believe you could view it as “day care” if it’s mandated by the state. And so if kids have to be in school according to the law, why wouldn’t both parents take that opportunity to find work, earn more money and provide more for their family. Then, when the state shut down the schools that parents were required to send their kids to, it becomes “day care?”
 
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When I graduated and was looking for a job, I worked at times (between jobs) as a Substitute Teacher in the school system.

I did not see the mass indoctrination that is talked about by conservatives (I do think it exists at University level but that is another topic).

However, I was more startled by what was NOT being taught versus what was being taught. History is on the backburner in the public school system and when it is taught, a lot is being left out from a context perspective.

Another issue is that teachers keep losing a lot of power and their wages haven't moved up to match inflation. I think this is intentional because politicians always wait until the very end to try to increase teachers salaries so they can use teachers (as well as first responders) to push through tax increases by claiming they don't have enough money. Meanwhile, they are hiring administrators to manage over these teachers and paying them 2x to 3x the salary of the teacher.

Look up how much of your tax dollars goes to Education (it is paid via your County if in Tennessee and is generally 70-75% of your county's budget). Throwing money at Education is NOT fixing the problem.
 
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Jxn Vol said:
I took an hour off due to their planning period after lunch. 😁
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That has always been funny to me.. as a nurse we have to scarf down food in 15 minutes.. and they get a ‘planning period’ and lunch lol.. sounds like bad time management to me when I always hear ‘but they take home papers to grade’.. but kids don’t get returned grades for about three weeks? I’m not buying it lol
 
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K-town Vol Fan said:
True. A lot of people don't actually care about their children's education, they just want the free day care.
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If a parent is taking their child to school and remains actively engaged with their kid and schoolteachers, then they are doing their part. Showing up is half the battle. The free day care stuff is nonsense.
 
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Jxn Vol said:
When my kids were in elementary school and I had to go pick them up I would see a few teachers exit the building in a hurry, as soon as they could. 1 or 2 could have beat Willie Gault to their car. And I know for a fact they weren’t headed to another job.
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But do you know for a fact they weren’t grading papers at home? Again, I’m not disagreeing with your overall point but, like any job, there are aspects you don’t see.
 
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allvol123 said:
It does if they choose to stop it there.
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Sure, that’s possible. They’d have to basically give no assignments so they could get all grading done during hours. That’s unlikely, but possible. Like all professionals, some are willing to work extra and some will do the bare minimum. I agree they, in general, work less than the general workforce population though.
 
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hUTch2002 said:
Sure, that’s possible. They’d have to basically give no assignments so they could get all grading done during hours. That’s unlikely, but possible. Like all professionals, some are willing to work extra and some will do the bare minimum. I agree they, in general, work less than the general workforce population though.
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Or they can grade in class while students watch videos about what the teacher should be teaching.

I had a Knox County employee tell me they would not ask their teachers to stay past 3:15.
 
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