Oso planning to go pro
40 years is probably about right. It coincides with woman’s liberation. Women have always been the backbone of K -12 education and 40 (50,60,70) years ago opportunities for women in the work force were limited - almost non existent. Most of the best and the brightest chose teaching (or nursing) as a career because it was all that was available. Now the smartest, most creative and most driven women have options - and the people who once were teachers can now be doctors, lawyers, business professionals, etc. - IMO the solution isn’t giving our present teachers more money/greater benefits - it’s raising salaries/benefits in order to attract a new generation of more qualified teachers.
There have been upsurges in absenteeism in both health care and fire and police personnel. This isn't limited to teachers.Completely anecdotal, but I work with a local alderperson who shared that the municipality is seeing more and more police and fire personnel turn down overtime that was routinely taken in the past and the people overseeing those areas are saying it is due to limiting exposure.tower and brew could chime in here too.
I get it Lenny, the plebs should be happy with gruel. And they should be thankful they even get gruel! Sacrifice yourselves and your mental and physical health for the greater good of the economy!Maybe, just maybe, we should start paying our 'essential' workers what they're worth to society and treating them with respect. Calling them heroes, and thanking them for their service is a platitude at best, and insulting at worst.
Sorry, Hards - you don’t get it -at all.
IMO the solution isn’t giving our present teachers more money/greater benefits - it’s raising salaries/benefits in order to attract a new generation of more qualified teachers.
LOL. Come on.... 40 years ago was 1980. Not 1950.
Cops are fleeing the profession and departments are having an extraordinarily difficult time filling open positions. Departments that would get 500 candidates to show up for a testing session five years ago are thrilled if they get 100 today. Nationwide, departments are operating at about 93 percent staffing.So, the idea that cops are sucking it up while teachers are being babies is provably false.
Cops are fleeing because of Covid? Guess you missed the BLM riots, defunding efforts and all the rest from the “summer of love”.
Guess you missed my 50, 60, 70. It started 60-70 years ago and has gained steam each decade. And it’s (women’s liberation, that is) a very good thing. But one of the casualties has been K-12 education.
Lenny, I am sure your school district would appreciate you signing up to substitute teach. And this is a question directly to you. If you won't, why not?
Tower, I’m 73 years old. I volunteered my time to coach baseball and basketball until my late 60s. Now I volunteer at the local food pantry. Probably doesn’t measure up to your standards/expectations but I’m at peace with myself.
So you're argument here is that we don't have as many teachers now as we did back then is because women can be doctors and lawyers?Please remember to show your work!Strange. My parents (one a teacher/principal/administrator, the other a teacher, both for 40+ years) basically forbid me from being a teacher for none of those reasons. I was told parents suck, the pay is garbage, school board members are buffoons, and you don't actually get to teach anything anymore.
40 years ago means they would be 62-63 now. I guaranty you there are PLENTY of good teachers who are younger than that now, both women and men.
Don't forget about the winter of hate, when well over 100+ cops were injured during Trump's violent coup attempt one year ago today.
You obviously have trouble connecting dots. I can’t help you with that.Sorry that your parents were so unhappy. It’s left a mark.
Yeah, butt ewe worant taught ta knot vote fore memburrs of da Squad, hey?
I’m counting on you to remind us all on a regular basis. Good job!