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I have been teaching for over 25 years.

I now have 2 Master's degrees and am certified in 4 areas.

When I started I had a bachelor's degree and no credential. I worked in a low income area that had a shortage. I was a warm body and at times, a physical target for violent students.

a) People do not want to walk into these schools. The teachers don't stay. The parents don't support the school OR their own children (and many can't). There is a lot of violence and crime (kids came to middle school high, and some had sex in the parts of the building that were "roped off" for disrepair). These are facts.

b) I have also worked with people who retired from the military in private school settings. They tend to quickly earn the respect of the parents and students.  However, the solutions that work in the military to problem solve don't help children develop. You can't tell a kid "drop and give me 20" or "I don't care what your psychologist says, kid with ADHD, you will learn to listen or you will fail," and the chain of command concept in education is not how you really solve problems.

I see the where someone thought this was a good idea, because people with military experience tend to be fierce and fearless and organized. (Sweeping generalization but I stand by it, and I include military spouses-nobody can set up a classroom in 2 hours like someone who moves every 3 years....). However, you have to "undo" some things that have been drilled into their way of life that don't work in school.

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