Greek Teachers?

[futuregreek]

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
You may be somewhere there is little mobility. I never saw much
involvement in the Jaycees, service or fraternal clubs, with any of
the teachers in my forty plus years around the ed biz.
Teachers are a mobile lot, too, and that does not enhance the
laying down of roots as it does in other professions.
Ask almost anybody in almost any town about involvement in the
civic side...for teachers. Many feel they wear a hair shirt. But it
may indeed be true, there in Tennessee, that you have a very active cadre.
College teachers are even less involved....

My dad is a retired teacher who was in the same school for 30+years and is crazy involved in volunteer work.

He was also Sigma Alpha Mu's man of the year a looong time ago.

[Erik P Conard]

I repeat, good for your dad. He is likely a mason, too. Good for
your dad.

[AOIIsilver]

You may be somewhere there is little mobility.

Good grief. Yes, people here do "lay down roots" but that does not mean that teachers in Tennessee are in any way less mobile, if they were to so choose.

Frankly, Erik, I have known VERY few teachers from K-college who were NOT involved in the community. Yet, I know of many students and parents who are amazed when they see their teacher/child's teacher in the paper for an amazing civic award, involvement, etc. I honestly think that some people believe that teachers are paid too little for them to be able to "afford" to give back their communities. In my opinion, this thought process is just another way that educators are denigrated and relegated to a "semi-professional" status.

For a very small example, just in my mother's tiny AOII alumnae chapter, there are 2 lawyers, 1 counselor, and 4 teachers (2 of whom are college professors).

Just something to consider....
Silver

[futuregreek]

Originally posted by Erik P Conard
I repeat, good for your dad. He is likely a mason, too. Good for
your dad.

nah, he's not a mason. no time for that, lol