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In reply to the discussion: Where did all the teachers go? [View all]Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)36. Yes the no-nothing politicians seem to know best?
THe testing companies must be raking in billions
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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
it's one thing to be selfish and greedy, but why are so many Americans so short-sighted?
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2015
#5
There were too many asshole teachers and assistant principles in my life for me to care
NobodyHere
Dec 2015
#8
I used to share your sentiment until I was mature enough to realize the roles were actually reversed
LanternWaste
Dec 2015
#24
Teachers do throughout the year what St. Nicholas through Santa does for the young at year's end.
ancianita
Dec 2015
#16
But how many teachers' careers were destroyed by NCLB before she became a has been?
longship
Dec 2015
#31
I'm a high school teacher and I continually warn my kids against being a teacher
adigal
Dec 2015
#34