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Most people today dont realize that teaching kids requires a hell of a lot of psychology, counseling, mediation skills, learning theory, crisis response, risk assessment, data reporting, and project management; all in addition to knowing the material being taught.

Kids are coming to school with a host of mental health issues that range from learning disabilities to actual threat of school violence. And you can't just put your hands on a kid when they choose to attack you or run away from the classroom. Hold them the wrong way and you will get sued to kingdom come. Most teacher training nowadays is not even learning the educational material, but how to effectively manage a classroom full of kids with a host of problems that they bring from home. Add to that the pressures of state testing scores tied to funding, the removal of recess and naps, and the cutting of arts and music programs, and being a teacher is hell these days.

Hardly anyone can walk off the street and handle a classroom for a full year without that preparation.