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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Then they are paraprofessionals, not aides or assistants.  In our county, they only work in special ed classes.  The regular ed teachers don't get any help unless parents volunteer.  And even if they make $25-$30K, how can live on that?[/quote]

Last time I checked, the US had an unemployment rate of approx. 9%.  I am quite certain that plenty of qualified applicants exist for an hourly-wage job like classroom aide.  This job would be perfect for a young college grad (perhaps thinking of a career as a teacher), for an empty nester who has always had a passion for teaching but never became a teacher, for a retired executive who wants to give back,[b] for a single mother without much formal education but with a love of children.[/b]  Not every job requires top shelf /full benefits, etc.  (In fact, one main reason that MOCO taxes can't cover more full time teacher in the classroom now is b/c of the over-the-top teacher's benefits handed out for decades in the past.)  Providing an hourly wage job of this type is not some sort of scandalous abuse...it is a win/win situation both for the job seeker and for our schools.[/quote

got to love that line

PP, I'd put you in the "without much formal education" category.[/quote]

A love of children does not make a person qualified to teach (or help teach).[/quote]

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