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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am really glad to be reading this. We've lost too many good teachers to other districts that pay better. [/quote]

What districts pay a kindergarten or first grade teacher more than $61k in Maryland?

The problem in PG is not that the teachers aren't paid enough.

I'm disappointed.  There was all kinds of hope that there would be big changes in PG schools.  But I see the same approaches -- teacher pay, more art -- being proposed as the solution.

Not, that's not the problem in PG.  If you read reviews of schools in PG, the single biggest complaint is behavior of the kids, that the classrooms are unruly.  So much time is spent on some children, that there isn't enough time or effort to teach the others.

I think the first step in solving this is smaller classrooms, which means more teachers.  And teachers would not be quick to leave if they had more manageable class loads.

The other issue is administration.  I think, frankly, some administrators need to be fired, not given raises.

Again, the reviews I've read of schools (including middle schools and high schools) seems to suggest the biggest problem is behavior and lack of control on the part of teachers and administrators.  That is where the energy should be focused, because until you have a measure of control and discipline, it doesn't matter what you do with the curriculum or with subjects added, most time will be spent on behavior.[/quote]

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