TheMobyDicks t1_j5z020p wrote on January 26, 2023 at 3:32 PM

I've often maintained that if teaching in public schools was among the highest paid vocations in America it would change our society for the better. Sadly, it is not. Both my dad and brother are teachers. Dad is now retired but was only able to do so by operating a side business, while teaching, for 47 years.

The way I was raised - as I'm sure many Vermonters were - if I did something to raise the teacher's ire, I was not only punished at school but at home as well. Nowadays, it seems parents side with their kids and blame the teacher for shortcomings and confront them and the school board as such. Thankless job but probably the most important job.

As such, OP I commend you.

Jobrated t1_j60ujys wrote on January 26, 2023 at 10:29 PM

47 seven years! I hope they at least named the school after him! I hope he is enjoying his retirement!

bobsizzle t1_j62wbdx wrote on January 27, 2023 at 9:18 AM

There are bad teachers too. I think in the past, teachers were trusted more. And parents didn't spoil their dumb kids. Now, some teachers have an agenda and some parents think their overweight 10 year old is a perfect angel and smart to boot. It's tough teaching kid's whose attention span is as long as something on TikTok. And too dumb to realize it. We need good teachers and the good ones should be rewarded with higher compensation.