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Originally Posted by The Big Chill
I haven’t come across many teachers who say they are underpaid. The complaints are usually working conditions. Growing class sizes take away from their ability to do their job to the best of their ability, and lack of supports for kids that need extra/special attention, like kids with mental health issues or learning disabilities etc..
It’s dealing with those things that are often outside the scope of their expertise and training that make the job difficult at times.
I also agree with those saying it’s a great job if that’s your sort of thing, but adding those extra supports in schools is beneficial for our society as a whole.
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The #1 issue during negotiation that teachers want addressed is always class size, and it is never addressed. This is why I think, although it has enough members to be a real power, the Teacher's Union is actually populated by some pretty out of touch people at their offices. They also seem to have a very vague presence in the actual schools, and many issues go without support. I'm pretty comfortable calling out the leadership of the Teacher's Union as incompetent.
The evolution of an increasing percentage of parents and their offspring having little or no respect for teachers is also becoming a pretty huge concern. Not only is Billy a special flower, but Billy's parents are REALLY IMPORTANT, and need to force upon teacher's Billy's innate importantness.
Teaching 10 years ago was a completely different animal.