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[–] ketoll 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I know a bunch of teachers. They all agree that the teaching isn't difficult at all if they were given the freedom to actually teach. It's the administration. Lots of micromanaging administrations that only hinder everything, unnecessary paperwork, regulations, and test-based curriculum. Basically, government making everything inefficient and more complicated than it needs to be.

They have become agents of the Dept of Education. They aren't even given the freedom to actually teach anymore. Not only that they can't discipline rowdy kids, so they have to put up with shitty students interrupting the class instead of putting a stop to it. There are all these rules for handling a bad child. After the stories I've heard they need to bring back paddling. The parents blame the teachers for everything, and teachers have to chaperone spoiled brats who were never disciplined in their homes.

Seriously though, if I got 3 months off, and a couple of 2-week breaks throughout the year, I would put up with it. Any other job you get, you never have time to recover from burnout other than a week off once or twice a year, you just keep going and going until you die one day. Teachers may have to put up with a lot of shit, but to look forward to an entire summer off every year in the midst of it all would be absolutely heaven.

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[–] Ralemlol 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

They only care about standardized test scores and closing racial gaps. That’s it. If your students did bad it’s the teacher’s fault and not the fact that her class is 50% non human homos.

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[–] physicscat 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I'm a teacher and this is so true.

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[–] Sunflowerz 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Former teacher here. This is pretty accurate.

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[–] Broc_Lia 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

After the stories I've heard they need to bring back paddling.

I've never been in a school that had corporal punishment, nor was it necessary. Poorly behaved students got kicked out and had to explain themselves to their parents.

The problem isn't the lack of spanking it's the lack of responsibility.