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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] elementary school teachers are (still) mostly just women who are too poor to be stay at home moms. [/quote]

I teach 2nd grade and have a Master’s degree. I’m a highly trained professional who had to complete student teaching experiences (basically full-time teaching for free) and pass a handful of standardized tests to earn -and pay for- my professional license.

I’m required to keep up with the latest buzzwords and fads in education while fighting to keep doing the stuff the actually works. I manage amd education a room of 28 kids of varying temperaments, abilities, social and economic backgrounds - AND their know-it-all parents, quite often. I also am trained in emergency procedures to protect all these kids.

You can’t even manage your only child. Put a sock in it.[/quote]

It’s so unfortunate that so many people have such a negative opinion of teachers. Yes, there have been a few teachers that my children have had that I wasn’t a fan of, but mostly I have found the teachers at our public schools to be very good to fantastic. 
People who think teaching is easy have never actually done it. When I was in college (an Ivy) I volunteered as a tutor in an after school reading program for local elementary students. It wasn’t easy.
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