Standardized Testing, Merit Pay, but Most College Grads Still Lack Skills

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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
Nooooooo. IF folks knew what TEACHERS had to go through everyday. Teachers cannot teach because they are too busy being the doctor, nurse, nurse's aid, counselor, police officer, pastor, friend, mother, father, sister, cousin, aunt, grandmother, guardian, referee, social worker, hair stylist, etc.

I'm not being funny. This is REAL!

ETA: Our problem: Elected Officials. They make these decisions without knowing what's REALLY going on. If you had elected officials on ALL levels to substitute in the classroom for ONE day, they.could.not! They probably could not make it 1/2 a day.

For real! I mean I love the perks like long vacations, and being paid year round. More importantly I like the relationships I create with my students BUT man sometimes..... I wanna bust a cap in them kids behinds!