LA Teachers Will Strike on Jan. 14

[Katganistan]

Why? In my experience pre-university teachers are at best useless both as educators and as human beings.

You must have attended to some pretty shitty high schools.

I would have to agree.

[Purpelia]

You must have attended to some pretty shitty high schools.

I would have to agree.

To paraphrase a teacher of mine (High school): "A professional with any self respect and skill in his field does not become a teacher."

And he was not wrong. He used to teach computers back than. I am a programmer and right now I have like 5+ time his wage (not exaggerating), more skill and knowledge than he ever had, a better job, more respect from my coworkers and I don't have to deal with annoying hormonal teens on a daily basis. There is literally nothing but desperation that could make me take a job teaching children.

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I wish all other American workers were as unified and courageous as public school teachers.

[NERVUN]

I would have to agree.

To paraphrase a teacher of mine (High school): "A professional with any self respect and skill in his field does not become a teacher."

And he was not wrong. He used to teach computers back than. I am a programmer and right now I have like 5+ time his wage (not exaggerating), more skill and knowledge than he ever had, a better job, more respect from my coworkers and I don't have to deal with annoying hormonal teens on a daily basis. There is literally nothing but desperation that could make me take a job teaching children.

And I am so glad of that.

There are those of us however who do find worth in the idea of teaching the next generation, even if they do grow up to be rather disagreeable humans.

[Chan Island]

It's amazing how much people hold teaching in such disdain. Hopefully if they ever have children, that attitude will have shifted by then.

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It's amazing how much people hold teaching in such disdain. Hopefully if they ever have children, that attitude will have shifted by then.

In many cases, it's either resentment by those who are afraid their kids will learn about evolution, safe sex, and read a book about someone with two mommies, or it's based on the false claim that teachers don't work hard.

I elected to quit high school and get my GED (which many may not know IS a high school diploma issued by the state, not an "equivalence" certificate) because I couldn't deal with the environment of high school, but I didn't do that because of bad teachers. I had a few really good teachers who did excellent work and kept everyone engaged and helped students develop critical thinking skills. I did have one or two bad teachers too, but they were the exception, not the rule.

Two of my family members are teachers and I'm acquainted with others, they are so dedicated they pay out of their own pocket to make the classrooms better. And in the West Virginia strike, the teachers on strike paid for food and distributed to all of their students who rely on free breakfasts and lunch to have enough to eat. More teachers than not go above and beyond.

[Geneviev]

It's amazing how much people hold teaching in such disdain. Hopefully if they ever have children, that attitude will have shifted by then.

If it doesn't shift then, they should become teachers. I have a teacher who buys food every day for anyone who can't afford it themselves and school supplies and anything else. In some cases she's helped with situations at home too. Almost every teacher that I ever had has done anything they had to for students. It's really disappointing that people still think teachers are useless.

[Republicanana]

LA teachers are currently having a last-ditch negotiation to stop a teacher strike on Monday.
https://ktla.com/2019/01/11/strike-rema ... intendent/

[USS Monitor]

Why? In my experience pre-university teachers are at best useless both as educators and as human beings.

In my experience the exact opposite is true.

In my experience there is a lot of variety. I had some teachers who were delightful nurturing people that really wanted to help kids and broaden their horizons. Others were vindictive dirtbags or worthless stuffed shirts.

But you will generally get more of the good teachers and fewer useless oafs at properly funded schools where they can expect decent working conditions.

[Liriena]

I'm gonna root for the teachers. They are braver than the troops o7