[Fredslist] Today's NY Times includes son's research on NY Schools

[Gail Koelln]

I second Corey's motion.  I come from a family of teachers and know many more.  Although there certainly are bad ones and better ways to deal with them must be developed, it is too easy to blame everything on teachers.  How about a class of someone I know where about half of the kids barely speak English, but yet the teacher is expected to teach them the same material as the rest of the class?  What about parents who don't attend parent-teacher meetings?  Or principals with unrealistic expectations?  I could go on and on and on...

I know so many teachers with morales in the basement and who can't wait to stop teaching.  How will our kids do when no one wants to be a teacher anymore?

I'm waiting for the documentary filmmaker who will make a film from the teachers' perspective...any takers???

Can you tell this makes my blood boil??

Thanks,
Gail

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