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+ I generally try not to digress from the purpose of the list. However, as a
+ former teacher . . .
+ It doesn't make sense to blame student's in most cases, nor does it make sense
+ to blame teachers in most cases, as you suggest.
+ Scenario:
+ - You're a Math teacher.
+ - You have 5 math classes with 30+ students in each class.
+ - You have 50 minutes to teach them the lesson of the day, each day.
[SNIP]
There are likely some marginal teachers and even poor teachers, but with
a majority of teachers, you could give them a 50% pay increase and they
would still be underpaid. Here in the Dallas Independent (accept for the
dependency on tax money) School District, nearly 70% of the budget is for
administrative overhead. YIKES! (This is based on a report in the Dallas
Morning News).
--
Joe Fockler "Success is when those who know you best
Interphase Corporation love you the most."
Dallas, Texas 75234
-- unknown
jfockler -at- iphase -dot- com
"Great works are performed not by strength
but by perseverance."
-- Samuel Johnson
"Success is going from failure to failure
without loss of enthusiasm."
