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In reply to the discussion: Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ [View all]Tatiana
(14,167 posts)They are being replaced, at times with 1.5 newer, younger, cheaper teachers or certificated staff members. So it looks like we may have more staff than in the past, but really these teachers are less experienced, lacking in classroom management skills, and poorly trained. My District experimented with hiring TFA (Teach for America) candidates. Out of the six they hired, only one lasted for more than 2 years (and she quit in the middle of the third).
It's a lot easier to hire cheaper labor. The administration figures that all the curriculum and assessment materials are in the box. Just open, distribute, and test, test, test. We no longer teach critical thinking skills like we did. There is no time. Districts seeking Race to the Top funding dole out fat $$$$$ to charters that don't perform any better than public schools do. There is less time for recess, music, and the arts. Today's public education system is certainly worse than it was 15 years ago.