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Dustlawyer

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3. Two of my three kids are, or will be soon, teachers.

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 10:19 AM

Dec 2015

My oldest teaches young special needs kids. Her middle son has Downs Syndrome so she switched from second grade, got certified in special needs, and now this is her first year doing that. She does it because she cares. Also, she had a few years off when daycare for her three kids cost more than what she was paid. She had to wait until they were all old enough to be in school to be able to AFFORD to teach!

My son is in his last year of his Master's degree in English at the University of Texas. He has a perfect 4.0 GPA and will make some lucky students love English class, reading and writing. Hope he can pay his school loans (he won't let me do it)!

Sometimes I worry that I taught them too well to care about others since they do not have any financial safety!

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Where did all the teachers go? [View all] kpete Dec 2015 OP

K&R.... daleanime Dec 2015 #1

Teachers influence every generation. tecelote Dec 2015 #2

I would argue that it's working exactly as planned. Cassiopeia Dec 2015 #15

Two of my three kids are, or will be soon, teachers. Dustlawyer Dec 2015 #3

As a teacher myself (college English), I told my kids NOT to consider teaching as a primary career. tblue37 Dec 2015 #10

apparently, electing a dem president did nothing to improve the lot of the teaching profession KG Dec 2015 #4

Outging Secretary of Ed Arnie Duncan just loved comradebillyboy Dec 2015 #19

it's one thing to be selfish and greedy, but why are so many Americans so short-sighted? Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #5

"No Child Left Behind" was a disaster. Chef Eric Dec 2015 #6

aka/dba "No Child's Behind Left" alterfurz Dec 2015 #27

That's why I left the profession Android3.14 Dec 2015 #7

There were too many asshole teachers and assistant principles in my life for me to care NobodyHere Dec 2015 #8

Some good, but too many mediocre clowns and racists. Just like cops. jtuck004 Dec 2015 #11

I consider those who make complaints like this probably the biggest PITAs Human101948 Dec 2015 #18

ITA--"If you can spot it, you got it." nt raccoon Dec 2015 #21

I used to share your sentiment until I was mature enough to realize the roles were actually reversed LanternWaste Dec 2015 #24

True no profession treestar Dec 2015 #25

Big time K&R. Amimnoch Dec 2015 #9

That's why I left education. LS_Editor Dec 2015 #12

Thanks for the post dpatbrown Dec 2015 #13

dpatbrown kpete Dec 2015 #17

Ask Obama. Ask Duncan. Smarmie Doofus Dec 2015 #14

Teachers do throughout the year what St. Nicholas through Santa does for the young at year's end. ancianita Dec 2015 #16

Everyone wants great teachers without paying for them. kwassa Dec 2015 #20

The pay issue I bet treestar Dec 2015 #26

Excellent quotes too. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #22

Strong DU Rec. bvar22 Dec 2015 #23

Hopefully not to Nigeria. moondust Dec 2015 #28

Ask Michelle Rhee. longship Dec 2015 #29

She is a has-been, now. kwassa Dec 2015 #30

But how many teachers' careers were destroyed by NCLB before she became a has been? longship Dec 2015 #31

Teacher training colleges do not prepare teachers for what is in store Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2015 #32

It's less lion-taming they need. Smarmie Doofus Dec 2015 #33

Yes the no-nothing politicians seem to know best? Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2015 #36

I have to chime in...I'm teaching 25 years, the kids are mostly awesome adigal Dec 2015 #35

I'm a high school teacher and I continually warn my kids against being a teacher adigal Dec 2015 #34

Well. they can't say we didn't predict it. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #37

I almost got an education degree ten years ago bhikkhu Dec 2015 #38

K & R appalachiablue Dec 2015 #39