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In reply to the discussion: You arm a teacher. You train the teacher. A gunman enters the school building. [View all]ybbor
(1,554 posts)I have never fired a gun in my life, nor do I have a desire to do so.
I do have the desire to inspire children. To instill a passion for learning from almost any experience they encounter in their lives.
I do not want to have to possibly shoot one, on purpose or by accident, as described above. Well, first of all it would never happen as I refuse to hold let alone fire a gun.
Am I no longer desirable to be a teacher because of my conscientious objection to arm myself?
As mentioned above, teachers do not get paid that well in the first place. (I know, "we only work for nine months", which is total BS) I personally do not want "Hazard Pay" to successfully perform my job to my utmost ability.
As someone tweeted earlier this week, I am paraphrasing here, "you already don't provide funding to get the supplies I need for my classroom, where does all the money for Glocks come from?"
Arming teachers is the stupidest idea ever thought of. (well maybe not, but it's right up there)
Another great analogy I heard is the idea that the principal chose to implement to deal with the problem of a student throwing rocks at other students on the playground was requiring all students to carry rocks in their pockets.
I am sick of this crazy gun culture in our country. Could the mentally challenged individuals the gun proponents speak of actually be the ones who own an arsenal of weapons in their homes? I find a lot of their rhetoric to be a lot of projection.
Thank you for letting me rant.
I need to get back to protecting err, instructing my students.
Do us educators all a favor and thank a teacher when you see one, we are doing a boatload of work and getting compensated for only a few. I'm not complaining, just stating facts.
Peace