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Kekwexpress t1_j2unnb8 wrote

Reply to comment by 1carus_x in AG: Police shot and killed teenager allegedly armed with knife in Gilford | New Hampshire Public Radio by ACOdysseybeatsRDR2

Problem is that you need people that actually want to be teachers. My wife is a teacher and the abhorrent behavior of a lot of children and their parents is out of control and teachers can’t do shit about it. Nobody wants to deal with that shit. Especially for shit pay.

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trolllord45 t1_j2v4vb7 wrote

> Especially for shit pay.

And there you go. Pay them like we pay these idiots we provide with pistols to tout around and maybe folks would want to teach.

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HikeEveryMountain t1_j2wyojj wrote

Cops get weekend-long training events (or have them on the job), always seem to have updated equipment and vehicles, have everything they require for their jobs provided for them, and get to just go home and relax when they clock out.

Teachers have to pay for most of their own professional development out of their pitiful salaries, and have to find time outside of school to do it. They still have hours of making lesson plans and grading papers when they get home at night. They're stuck with 10+ year old textbooks (if they're LUCKY), and have to buy their OWN classroom supplies out of their own pockets, which they can barely deduct on their taxes.

So yeah, cops get all the resources they need and can barely do their jobs. Schools get a pittance, and do amazing work with what little they have. Just imagine if our teachers were paid enough to lower their stress levels a bit, if kids actually had the supplies and support they really need, how amazing our educational outcomes could be?

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1carus_x t1_j2uofny wrote

Unfortunately yeah ): and they're treated like shit by everyone too, not just the kids

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NathanVfromPlus t1_j32kjoc wrote

So let's start treating teachers like the fucking rockstars they are. Your wife is a badass for what she does.

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