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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had a similar experience in a Marshall STEM design class. I'm not sure FCPS has teachers qualified to teach this type of curriculum. [/quote]

Agree. DS took an 8th grade class that was similar. These are lucrative fields and it’s hard to find teachers who are interested and can stay on top of changing innovations etc. [/quote]

If you’re qualified to teach (properly) a STEM Design/Engineering class you’re also qualified to make a lot more money working in actual Engineering, so why take the pay cut to put up with having to be a teacher?[/quote]

Someone like my DH would probably enjoy teaching a course like that. He's the kind of guy that programs in his spare time "for fun", loves robotics and AI, and having motivated students that are into the same sort of thing would be something he'd really enjoy. I have talked to him about teaching (for both of us), after we retire. The money is no longer a motivating factor, obviously.[/quote]

Oh please. Your DH is never going to become a teacher. He is never going to get certified, take classes, then deal with the bs that comes with teaching. He is never going to deal with differentiation and all the 504s/IEPs. He is going to also have unmotivated students in his class - and guess what? Principals won't allow him to fail them. And it is really, really offensive to us teachers when the privileged class talks about money not being "the motivating factor". Should he become a teacher, see how many teachers respect him. Ugh.
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This is how I feel about all the SAHM parent subs I see at the school. They aren’t there for the money, but because it’s “fun.”[/quote]

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