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Zeus posted...

That socialism worked, that America's public schools were worth a damn instead of just providing unionized teachers with a cushy low-effort job, that Michael Moore was legit instead of a fat fraud, etc.

You thought Michael Moore was legit? Bog.

Still think socialism could work in moderation (not complete socialism mind you).

And you can't blame the teachers (not all of them), there are some that take advantage of the system and do the bare minimum, but many work way more hours then required and really try and make a good learning environment. Sadly the current system makes it VERY hard for them to do so.

I knew one teacher who spent over 12 hours a day, trying to make the best learning environment she could, and had been doing that for decades. She still had past students who where graduating from HS come and visit her all those years later. She really cared and was a great teacher.

It's hard to maintain that when your shoved into a classroom with 40+ kids, including at least 2-3 special needs students, with no teachers aid, no parents volunteering, no budget for suplies, and a fixed curriculum you are expected to teach leaving almost no time for your own lesson plans etc.

I taught for 3 years in the public school system, going in thinking I could make a difference and help students who did not have a teacher that cared. After 3 years I threw my hands up and decided I should just teach at a private school, where I could actually make a difference and would at least have another adult to help with classroom management.

With more years teaching, I may have become more like the teacher I mentioned above, but honestly it's such a high stress job, and you have to spend so many hours to really improve anything, I just don't have the energy for that anymore, maybe in my 30's or early 40's i could have, but yeah, it's a job for the young (and good luck even to them).

So yeah, it's not just the teachers fault at all.
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