If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time,

[proud2BlibKansan]

all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job. ~Donald D. Quinn

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing. ~John F. Kennedy


Most teachers have little control over school policy or curriculum or choice of texts or special placement of students, but most have a great deal of autonomy inside the classroom. To a degree shared by only a few other occupations, such as police work, public education rests precariously on the skill and virtue of the people at the bottom of the institutional pyramid. ~Tracy Kidder

http://www.quotegarden.com/teachers.html

[UpInArms]

1. well said

:thumbsup:

[UpInArms]

2. self-deleted dreaded dupe post

: blush:

[roguevalley]

3. sums it up. get 29 new fifth graders each year and have to dope them

out in a few days all the while being expected to teach them all the same thing at their level even if they aren't. Amazing job. Hardest thing I ever did. Rv, 27 years and now retired.

[JDPriestly]

4. To a degree shared by only a few other occupations,

such as police work, public education rests precariously on the skill and virtue of the people at the bottom of the institutional pyramid.


That's why we don't want the work of public school teachers privatized. We want the skills and virtue of the teachers, police and firemen to be determined by the people -- not by corporate bosses.

[AdHocSolver]

5. The most cogent and telling reason NOT to privatize education.

"That's why we don't want the work of public school teachers privatized. We want the skills and virtue of the teachers, police and firemen to be determined by the people -- not by corporate bosses."

[DLnyc]

6. Other societies I think, put a higher value on education, and thus

on teachers.

[Catshrink]

7. Teaching was "women's work"

thus the historically low salaries.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. I can remember when districts didn't have health insurance plans

They assumed teachers would be covered on their husband's plans.

[LuckyLib]

9. Or those districts which, if were moving in from years of experience in another district,

would set you back at start on the pay scale, recognizing none or only a few years of your teaching background. They could NEVER have done this in male fields.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. For many years my district paid for all years when they hired you

It was a great way to recruit teachers.

But they stopped that.