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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Starting salary for teachers needs to be 85K, like in Finland.  Only the very top secondary graduates are accepted into university schools of Education. Masters degree required. Parents held accountable for absentee students.

Every teacher I know (I quit after 6 years) want to say to the parent:  Parent is a verb.  Do  your job like I do mine. [/quote]

Teachers in other countries are also given more time at work to do the prep, planning, and grading. That’s an afterthought in the US. I spend over 90% of my day in front of students, so the clear expectation is that I spend every night grading and preparing for the next day. We should get AT LEAST half of our days to do the prep/planning/grading. I posted above that I’m no longer giving up weekends and I mean it. The stack of papers to grade remains on my desk. I’m no longer spending extra time going the extra mile, which means my lessons will be less engaging. I’m sorry, but the “your students will suffer” argument no longer works. I spent many years sacrificing my health and my family for this job. No more. [/quote]

We have had teachers returning emails at all hours of the day and night.  There are a few bad teachers but many spend nights/weekends on class prep and support.  Its even worse with the lack of clear curriculum and text books where they have to make up their own.[/quote]

Are you saying teachers who don’t cater to your whim are bad then? I used to be the teacher with email on my phone and would jump when a parent absurdly emails me at 2 am on a Saturday… no more. I’m done. Contract hours. I’ll email you when I get to it. Parents here have lost all privileges to my time and my sanity. You keep taking and taking with zero respect. Call us all victims if it makes you feel better. We are done. [/quote]

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