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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an mcps educator and send my kids to mcps public schools.  What I am seeing is disheartening.  Teachers are at their breaking point; the behaviors and needs of the kids are unbelievable; Many are quitting even after many years of service; We are hiring whoever we can get- probably subpar people because at this point we need warm bodies; The education is suffering- I see teachers playing a YouTube video of a book read aloud instead of reading the book themselves; Gym and art teachers running their class with videos instead of good direct instruction- I guess they are tired and this isn't forbidden; I work with my own kids on basic facts because I don't trust the system to do a good job. Too many needy kids, burnt out teachers, poor instructional approaches, a growing lack of resources...the list goes on anc on; I truly believe mcps is sinking ship and will continue to decline year over year[/quote]

As a parent, we are at our breaking point too.  Teachers who don’t teach, grade assignments, review assignments and give feedback, don’t return emails from students or parents and do the absolute minimum.  My kids are in tutoring for some subjects more than the actual class time because of the lack of instruction and textbooks to teach your self.  You need to work with parents instead of complaining and kids will not thrive without a good support system.  And enough with the small group projects and discussions.   Get back to teaching.  [/quote]

Teacher here and I can’t do any more than I’m doing. Seriously. I’m being asked to do the work of three people and I devote seven days a week to my job.

And my own kids? I tutor them for the reasons you mentioned above.

The difference between us is I’m not blaming their teachers for the deficiencies I see in their educations. I know those teachers are doing their best in a broken system.  [/quote]

Thank you.

Teaching used to be a job that you could do in your 60s or with health issues. Not any more. These post-pandemic hours are for young people. I was a career changer at 30 so I always planned to retire after age 60. To be precise, I figured I would retire at 68 when I was eligible for SS. Now, I don’t know anyone over 60 who is hanging on in public classroom teaching if they have an empty nest and aren’t paying for college or supporting another adult for some reason. Meanwhile, my friends in other career fields say they have a new burst of energy professionally. [/quote]

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