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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do teachers not know what the median salary when they go into the profession?  Civil jobs in this country do not pay a lot. Police, nurse, teacher, firefighter, EMT etc... do not make a lot. They are supposed to recruit for people that are passionate about the job.  Jobs like lawyers and doctors recruit money hungry people. I certainly would NOT want those type of people teaching my kid. That said, there is not a huge need for teachers and crappy ones that name it thru a few years never get fired. It sucks. [/quote]

Everybody knows that teaching does not usually pay well, and is a low-prestige job to boot (just ask the high-powered lawyer PP, above). Which is why a lot of people who might be good teachers decide not to go into teaching, but instead to go into a different field that pays better and has more prestige. Yay for them. Too bad for us, though.[/quote]

Bigger pay means bigger class-size.  The budget only has so much. You take out the illegals and all the costs associated with teaching their kids and you have a much bigger budget to work with.  But everyone is too PC to mention that educating millions of kids that need ESOL, FARMS and have parents that directly never help the school.  Well it has added up over time.  Bigger class sizes, no more aides, less paraeducators, etc...  It has destroyed MCPS district in the last 10-15 years.  [/quote]

I agree that costs and resources are being redirected to bring non English speakers up to speed and it is why I would prefer to have a separate school for non english speakers that is paid for by the family. The school will bring them up to speed until the student can assimiliate into a regular classroom. That will provide incentive for the family to make sure their kid learns English quickly so they don't have to pay for the English classes. As for the FARMS kids and I bet you can lump the ESOL kids in here too, if you are succeeding in school and keeping up with the curriculum ,you have every right to be there. Can't afford lunch - different program - its called welfare and it shouldn't be tied to educational budgets. don't mix the apples with the oranges. I also support having a school for misbehaving kids. By keeping the classromm homogenized to the extent that you have an avergae performance for each grade will simplify teaching. Those that excel can go into their G&T programs. Those that fall behind can go into programs designed for slower learners. But a teacher won't have to try and deal with kids all progressing at vastly different paces or kids that are disruptive.[/quote]

+1000

The waste of mixed classes with reading groups is a colossal waste of time the kids are not being taught.  If they can prioritize the math, they can keep the kid's homerooms based on reading levels.  I am even okay with lower the ratios to the kids who are struggling.  Let the highest tested class have 24 kids and lowest tested class have 18 kids. I just think it would be so much easier for kids and teachers to learn.  And yes, the non-English kids are eating up a huge chunk of budget costs.  No other country caters to free school and lessons in their language.  You are required to assimilate before entering the school.  But then again, other countries don't just let illegal immigrants walk right in and demand/protest for their "rights" to school, jobs, welfare, health insurance etc... ironically even Mexico!!  [/quote]

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