thuglass88 t1_itnpykf wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:05 AM

I like how they are forming a task force for teacher retention to figure out why people are leaving as if it's some kind of mystery. Low pay, abusive and inattentive students, overly entitled parents, a governor who has weaponized parents against teachers, bloated administrations, increased responsibilities without compensation...big fucking mystery.

AndThenThereWasQueso t1_itnu9oz wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:37 AM

Making a task force to save face because they probably won’t even consider the task forces recommendations

HedleyLamaar t1_itoc6iv wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:48 AM

my wife is a teacher and the stories I hear about parents are gobsmacking. I think the real chefs kiss was the dad who wrote a two page diatribe about how she's a "pronoun picker" who should "do her job" instead of "pushing her liberal agenda" on his kid. This was in response to his kid complaining about not getting the assignment she wanted.

thuglass88 t1_itod0u1 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:54 AM

I can't imagine keeping my cool in that scenario. Parent, tell your kid to deal with it. Learning to do shit we don't want to do is literally a base necessity for living in our society. Stop creating little monsters.

Tell your wife that there are people who still respect and admire the work teachers do. Don't give up if you can avoid it. Push for unions. Push for better working conditions. Don't let public ed fall into private hands.

HedleyLamaar t1_itofjny wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:14 AM

She's got about 20 years in and overall has a nice little niche. The kids seem to like her and the admin are generally supportive and have been there a long time. Them parents tho.

Interestingly, it's her kids with parents like the above that are the most stridently LGBT.