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knitter4democracy

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14. Animals?! That's a disgusting choice of language.

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 12:07 AM

Mar 2012

My students are interesting, thoughtful, fascinating people who may frustrate me from time to time, sure, but they aren't animals (other than being classified as mammals just like you). I work in an at-risk school and have taught in alternative education where we assumed our students were armed, and even knowing that was never, ever a reason for me to consider leaving the profession.

Seriously, you need to visit a few schools and just observe for a few days before you use such language again.

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Teacher Morale Lowest in 20 Years [View all] proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 OP

I know several professors that have left or changed careers they were getting so fed up with RKP5637 Mar 2012 #1

Gee, I wonder WHY??? Odin2005 Mar 2012 #2

So true! Well reaoned out. If there were Auntie Bush Mar 2012 #3

In the history of the profession, this will be known as the Obama-Duncan era. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2012 #4

We have our kids in a spectacular charter and the teachers love the school and other teachers are Pisces Mar 2012 #5

Are they ( the teachers) allowed to have a union? Smarmie Doofus Mar 2012 #7

Not sure, but I would guess no. The teachers are very happy, and there is a back log Pisces Mar 2012 #10

Key word - "some" proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #13

I don't disagree. I guess it doesn't have to be all or nothing. I would not advocate for every Pisces Mar 2012 #20

I'd guess you're probably right. 95 % of charters are non-union. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2012 #18

I think our teachers balance the time off, extra pay and less bureaucracy with being part of a union Pisces Mar 2012 #24

How long do you think it takes to put supplies away?? proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #27

This is not an accusation. Just an observation of the friends in public school with 30 kids bringing Pisces Mar 2012 #32

So why do they get to flaunt the law and ignore testing MattBaggins Mar 2012 #21

They don't, they still give the test, they just don't teach to the test. Pisces Mar 2012 #25

My daughter is a teacher in fantastic charter school RebelOne Mar 2012 #33

Charter schools are not popular on this board, but there are some good ones out there. I support Pisces Mar 2012 #34

I would think the fact that at any time one of the animals they are teaching might pull out a gun RB TexLa Mar 2012 #6

Wow " animals" ? Not sure this is appropriate language to describe children. Pisces Mar 2012 #9

Please tell me you're not a teacher. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #12

Animals?! That's a disgusting choice of language. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #14

Actually no. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #15

It's the RB TexLa show!!! flvegan Mar 2012 #16

I don't alert with you. Dr. Strange Mar 2012 #29

I imagine that how we ourselves may refer to students implies more about us LanternWaste Mar 2012 #28

So if the parents of Daniel Parmertor called the student who shot their son something you'd tell RB TexLa Mar 2012 #30

That is one isolated incident and you are singling out the parent. I would tell others not Pisces Mar 2012 #35

Not going to change the fact that I, as I'm sure many others do, make sure my car doors are locked RB TexLa Mar 2012 #37

Anecdotal evidence is not evidence. LanternWaste Mar 2012 #36

In Florida, in the panhandle, where I live, the teachers tsuki Mar 2012 #8

I am friends with a bunch of Florida teachers on Facebook proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #11

Probably not. If I go east to Tallahassee, everything starts getting tsuki Mar 2012 #19

Why wouldn't it be? flvegan Mar 2012 #17

How does this compare with the morale of other workers? FarCenter Mar 2012 #22

I think that corporate assaults are wide-ranging and varied these days, woo me with science Mar 2012 #31

we left our radio waves to proud idiots who obviously don't like to be taught anything certainot Mar 2012 #23

The ONLY good thing about my liberalhistorian Mar 2012 #26