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In reply to the discussion: Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ [View all]wcast
(595 posts)31. In this economy very few people quit any job no matter how frustrating.
What you do see, however, is a major drop in college students enrolling as education majors. 33% drop in Pennsylvania's state schools, with that amount or more in PA's private colleges. While you may not think the letter means much, it is a salient and on-point critique of a broken system that, to us in the profession, seems to shine a light on what is really happening. Whether this letter, or others like it, change anything does not matter as long as it generates discussion.
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This is not just sad, it is catastrophic for the education of our citizens.
northoftheborder
Nov 2014
#2
I personally know more teachers who have not "quit" in the last 10 years. My sister in New York
Cha
Nov 2014
#33
I'm stating a fact.. too bad you have to bring "police brutality" into my sister's tenure as
Cha
Nov 2014
#40
Pearson is a British corporation. How's that for the British revenge?
Dont call me Shirley
Nov 2014
#30
"would have done something besides make it worse" < You mean like we have with the climate? n/t
jtuck004
Nov 2014
#45
Got any more recent "I quit" letters? I thought I had seen this before.. it's from April 6, 2014
Cha
Nov 2014
#34
I felt like this the day two imbeciles w. clipboards came into the classroom.....
Smarmie Doofus
Nov 2014
#41