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Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

And because you know what a-holes some of the parents are. The people I know that have b—tched and moaned the most about their kids being behind this year can’t bring themselves to take their iPad games away and never had them do the required reading at home. No wonder their kids are behind! Teachers aren’t miracle workers. I will say- these are kids third grade and up. This was a horrible time for second grade down- but CoVID ain’t the teachers’ fault, either.

Some of us had full-time jobs to go to. You know, like me — working in a hospital the entire pandemic. Yes, my kid fell behind. How in the world is that my fault?

But hey, thanks for showing up to your jobs.

You don’t work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can help your kids on your off time, as so many of us who work full-time plus did. Stop with the excuses.

Some of us were required to stay and work much later than usual, as our coworkers became sick (or quit). I worked 60+ hour weeks in the OR. Not quite the same as teaching 3-4 hours a day, 4 days a week from a couch.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

And because you know what a-holes some of the parents are. The people I know that have b—tched and moaned the most about their kids being behind this year can’t bring themselves to take their iPad games away and never had them do the required reading at home. No wonder their kids are behind! Teachers aren’t miracle workers. I will say- these are kids third grade and up. This was a horrible time for second grade down- but CoVID ain’t the teachers’ fault, either.

Some of us had full-time jobs to go to. You know, like me — working in a hospital the entire pandemic. Yes, my kid fell behind. How in the world is that my fault?

But hey, thanks for showing up to your jobs.

You don’t work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can help your kids on your off time, as so many of us who work full-time plus did. Stop with the excuses.

But you guys just said it requires specialized training. Which way is it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

And because you know what a-holes some of the parents are. The people I know that have b—tched and moaned the most about their kids being behind this year can’t bring themselves to take their iPad games away and never had them do the required reading at home. No wonder their kids are behind! Teachers aren’t miracle workers. I will say- these are kids third grade and up. This was a horrible time for second grade down- but CoVID ain’t the teachers’ fault, either.

Some of us had full-time jobs to go to. You know, like me — working in a hospital the entire pandemic. Yes, my kid fell behind. How in the world is that my fault?

But hey, thanks for showing up to your jobs.

You don’t work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can help your kids on your off time, as so many of us who work full-time plus did. Stop with the excuses.

Some of us were required to stay and work much later than usual, as our coworkers became sick (or quit). I worked 60+ hour weeks in the OR. Not quite the same as teaching 3-4 hours a day, 4 days a week from a couch.

What a bedside manner you must have. A—hole.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

And because you know what a-holes some of the parents are. The people I know that have b—tched and moaned the most about their kids being behind this year can’t bring themselves to take their iPad games away and never had them do the required reading at home. No wonder their kids are behind! Teachers aren’t miracle workers. I will say- these are kids third grade and up. This was a horrible time for second grade down- but CoVID ain’t the teachers’ fault, either.

Some of us had full-time jobs to go to. You know, like me — working in a hospital the entire pandemic. Yes, my kid fell behind. How in the world is that my fault?

But hey, thanks for showing up to your jobs.

You don’t work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can help your kids on your off time, as so many of us who work full-time plus did. Stop with the excuses.

Some of us were required to stay and work much later than usual, as our coworkers became sick (or quit). I worked 60+ hour weeks in the OR. Not quite the same as teaching 3-4 hours a day, 4 days a week from a couch.[/quote

Teachers didn’t force you into nursing, and they didn’t get you pregnant, either. Give it up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

PP, just because the performance of the skills we are teaching to your children is at their level and you’ve mastered it, doesn’t mean understanding the how and why if teaching them, staying up on research and new methods and tools to improve instruction, and being able to identify and address your child’s individual needs isn’t intellectually challenging.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

And because you know what a-holes some of the parents are. The people I know that have b—tched and moaned the most about their kids being behind this year can’t bring themselves to take their iPad games away and never had them do the required reading at home. No wonder their kids are behind! Teachers aren’t miracle workers. I will say- these are kids third grade and up. This was a horrible time for second grade down- but CoVID ain’t the teachers’ fault, either.

Some of us had full-time jobs to go to. You know, like me — working in a hospital the entire pandemic. Yes, my kid fell behind. How in the world is that my fault?

But hey, thanks for showing up to your jobs.

You don’t work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can help your kids on your off time, as so many of us who work full-time plus did. Stop with the excuses.

Some of us were required to stay and work much later than usual, as our coworkers became sick (or quit). I worked 60+ hour weeks in the OR. Not quite the same as teaching 3-4 hours a day, 4 days a week from a couch.

What a bedside manner you must have. A—hole.

Good thing my patients aren’t awake. What I lack in bedside manner, I make up for in technical skill. But sure, choose a surgeon based on bedside manner. It doesn’t matter if they can keep you alive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

And because you know what a-holes some of the parents are. The people I know that have b—tched and moaned the most about their kids being behind this year can’t bring themselves to take their iPad games away and never had them do the required reading at home. No wonder their kids are behind! Teachers aren’t miracle workers. I will say- these are kids third grade and up. This was a horrible time for second grade down- but CoVID ain’t the teachers’ fault, either.

Some of us had full-time jobs to go to. You know, like me — working in a hospital the entire pandemic. Yes, my kid fell behind. How in the world is that my fault?

But hey, thanks for showing up to your jobs.

You don’t work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can help your kids on your off time, as so many of us who work full-time plus did. Stop with the excuses.

Some of us were required to stay and work much later than usual, as our coworkers became sick (or quit). I worked 60+ hour weeks in the OR. Not quite the same as teaching 3-4 hours a day, 4 days a week from a couch.

What a bedside manner you must have. A—hole.

Good thing my patients aren’t awake. What I lack in bedside manner, I make up for in technical skill. But sure, choose a surgeon based on bedside manner. It doesn’t matter if they can keep you alive.

Kids don’t want to learn from people they don’t like. But you liken the job of educating your children to removing garbage, so…. I’m not sure you get it.

[Anonymous]

OP is a teacher-hating loser.

GFY.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

And because you know what a-holes some of the parents are. The people I know that have b—tched and moaned the most about their kids being behind this year can’t bring themselves to take their iPad games away and never had them do the required reading at home. No wonder their kids are behind! Teachers aren’t miracle workers. I will say- these are kids third grade and up. This was a horrible time for second grade down- but CoVID ain’t the teachers’ fault, either.

Some of us had full-time jobs to go to. You know, like me — working in a hospital the entire pandemic. Yes, my kid fell behind. How in the world is that my fault?

But hey, thanks for showing up to your jobs.

You don’t work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can help your kids on your off time, as so many of us who work full-time plus did. Stop with the excuses.

Some of us were required to stay and work much later than usual, as our coworkers became sick (or quit). I worked 60+ hour weeks in the OR. Not quite the same as teaching 3-4 hours a day, 4 days a week from a couch.

What a bedside manner you must have. A—hole.

Good thing my patients aren’t awake. What I lack in bedside manner, I make up for in technical skill. But sure, choose a surgeon based on bedside manner. It doesn’t matter if they can keep you alive.

Your kids are behind and you’re too burned out to help them, but you seem to have plenty of time on your hands for Internet forums. Now here’s an idea….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is a teacher-hating loser.

GFY.

You’re right. I don’t know why I even engaged. I’d just like to add… “and the horse you rode in on”.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

I’m a teacher. It’s not “intellectually difficult”? That’s so insulting.

In Finland, the cream of the crop become teachers. Their salaries are high and education schools are very selective. Not the case in the US. Sure many smart ppl go to education school but most of them are mediocre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we stop the parent-teacher wars?

There are people here who live for this shit. Live. For. It.

Look at this live one!

Some of us were required to stay and work much later than usual, as our coworkers became sick (or quit). I worked 60+ hour weeks in the OR. Not quite the same as teaching 3-4 hours a day, 4 days a week from a couch.

This poster thinks that by putting in a dig about a couch has them game set and match against anyone who would dare to try to defend public school teachers (not those private school ones they were willing to sacrifice their lives for these kids!)

A freaking couch.

A comfortable place to sit in their home when they were forced to do distance learning during a global pandemic. It could be any sitting surface but it has to be a couch. Allusion to couch potato. (public) Teacher are lazy, get it?

Most of these posters are unhinged, bitter, and extremely soft people. The pandemic shone the world's brightest spotlight on them and they doubled down on all of it. Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

I’m a teacher. It’s not “intellectually difficult”? That’s so insulting.

In Finland, the cream of the crop become teachers. Their salaries are high and education schools are very selective. Not the case in the US. Sure many smart ppl go to education school but most of them are mediocre.

Omg.... Soooo close

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love the “you should apply to be a teacher” responses. No one here avoids becoming a teacher because it’s intellectually difficult. We don’t want to do it because it’s a crappy job with crappy pay.

And because you know what a-holes some of the parents are. The people I know that have b—tched and moaned the most about their kids being behind this year can’t bring themselves to take their iPad games away and never had them do the required reading at home. No wonder their kids are behind! Teachers aren’t miracle workers. I will say- these are kids third grade and up. This was a horrible time for second grade down- but CoVID ain’t the teachers’ fault, either.

Some of us had full-time jobs to go to. You know, like me — working in a hospital the entire pandemic. Yes, my kid fell behind. How in the world is that my fault?

But hey, thanks for showing up to your jobs.

You don’t work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can help your kids on your off time, as so many of us who work full-time plus did. Stop with the excuses.

Some of us were required to stay and work much later than usual, as our coworkers became sick (or quit). I worked 60+ hour weeks in the OR. Not quite the same as teaching 3-4 hours a day, 4 days a week from a couch.

What a bedside manner you must have. A—hole.

Good thing my patients aren’t awake. What I lack in bedside manner, I make up for in technical skill. But sure, choose a surgeon based on bedside manner. It doesn’t matter if they can keep you alive.

I am sure that’s no accident, that they have you with unconscious people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we stop the parent-teacher wars?

There are people here who live for this shit. Live. For. It.

Look at this live one!

Some of us were required to stay and work much later than usual, as our coworkers became sick (or quit). I worked 60+ hour weeks in the OR. Not quite the same as teaching 3-4 hours a day, 4 days a week from a couch.

This poster thinks that by putting in a dig about a couch has them game set and match against anyone who would dare to try to defend public school teachers (not those private school ones they were willing to sacrifice their lives for these kids!)

A freaking couch.

A comfortable place to sit in their home when they were forced to do distance learning during a global pandemic. It could be any sitting surface but it has to be a couch. Allusion to couch potato. (public) Teacher are lazy, get it?

Most of these posters are unhinged, bitter, and extremely soft people. The pandemic shone the world's brightest spotlight on them and they doubled down on all of it. Pathetic.

It’s one lady. I’m an APS teacher, and an Arlington parent. The vast majority of parents here are extremely supportive, and appreciate what we do. I know that.