Education / Teaching thread

Swamprat said

Our local school district is offering teachers a $500 one-time bonus if they sign their 2021-22 contracts now..

The teacher exodus is not just about the pay, the classroom environment is unruly.. lack of student self discipline, absolute disregard for any authority, little (if any) mgmt support, near constant threat of lawsuit from anyone with the slightest perceived beef and on and on.

Just this week…A student wasn’t pleased about having to walk during recess instead of hanging with her friends… said loudly, “I’m going to go home, tell my Momma and have this teacher fired..”… 4th grader.

There are daily stories similar to this.. it never ends.

These teachers are exhausted and feel beat-up.

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You teach in Texas? I assume "wrong side of the Sabine" is Texas. :hihi: My wife had been contemplating putting in for a transfer earlier this year, and was waffling on it. But then her principal called her into her office to berate her for discussing a student incident with the instructional coach. My wife came home, and completed the transfer form online. That was the last straw. He's been able to get a 4th grade ELAR position at the school in the ISD she really wants to teach at, so she's happy.

But yeah, students feeling empowered to threaten a teacher's job is not new. They're getting that empowerment from the home. Maybe one day when there's not enough teachers, and classroom sizes have to increase thereby reducing the teaching effectiveness, some of these parents may start to calm down. I wouldn't hold my breath.