What teachers really want to tell parents.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

You don't know that both husband and wife are teachers on Snob Hill. I live in a teeny tiny town where name goes further as well, but could easily commute ~1 hour in any direction to Corporate America.

Well, that's nice for you, but not feasible there.

And yeah, I'm not saying anyone makes too much money. I'm saying that compared to other people who live in the town, teachers have one of the best paying jobs. Obviously that is not the case everywhere. It just takes a special kind of cojones for ANYONE in ANY job to bitch about having to pay for your copays when there are people in your immediate orbit who don't even have health insurance.

Oh, and this.

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Since social class is about more than salary, it has always been the case that K-12 teachers in many cities were and still are considered of the middle to upper socioeconomic strata.

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

These are interesting additions to the discussion and there are a lot of people who feel this way. The teachers (not really on GC but in real life) who choose to defend teaching as a profession when discussing topics that don't require a discussion of teaching as a profession should be prepared to receive this type of response from some people.

I don't want to sound dumb, but I'm confused as to what you mean. I guess I don't understand what you mean when you say "teachers who choose to defend teaching as a profession when discussing topics that don't require discussion of teaching as a profession". I don't get it. I'm sorry.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

I don't want to sound dumb, but I'm confused as to what you mean. I guess I don't understand what you mean when you say "teachers who choose to defend teaching as a profession when discussing topics that don't require discussion of teaching as a profession". I don't get it. I'm sorry.

I think it means (and DrPhil can correct me if I'm wrong) that you're discussing things that aren't specific to the teaching profession. I can relate to getting paid nearly nothing for working long hours and no vacation time. Many people can relate to that. It's not something that only happens in the teaching profession. You won't find sympathy because of these things.

On the other hand, angry/aggressive/impossible parents is something that only teachers can know and understand. We can feel sympathy for that.