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[quote=Anonymous]I work with ESL kids in public schools but I'm not a regular teacher with a traditional classroom.  From what I see, I'd not recommend it to any in college.  Parents fall into one of two groups: they are too involved or not at all involved.  There doesn't seem to be any middle ground, and aside from their low pay, dealing with parents is most of the teacher's main complaint.

I was in a classroom recently where as soon as the school day ended, a mom waltzed in and demanded the teacher grade her son's test right then.  She was very huffy and short with the teacher when the teacher explained that she had to do her after school duties first (getting kids on the bus, waiting with her group of kids in the pick up line, etc.).  The mother then asked why I, her assistant, couldn't grade it.  Why was I there anywayS?? (Yes, anyway with the S, gah).  Couldn't I wait with the kids for their parents??  Can't 4th graders be trusted to wait alone!  She needed his test graded ASAP because the night before he was at his dad's house and she was positive he had just allowed their son to play video games and not study, and she wanted a copy of the failed test for court purposes the next morning to prove he was a bad dad.  I wanted to try to find a reason to linger so I could find out the outcome, but I did ask the teacher a few days later and the kid passed and the mom was PISSED.  Who does that?!?

Why would anyone want to deal with that level of crazy for the low pay they get?         [/quote]

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