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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Youngkin didn’t drive away teachers.  None of us care about the tip like.  The ones I know left because of unrealistic demands from admin and central office staff which led them to not have enough time to do their jobs.  Others left because they were sick of dealing with unruly parents or they didn’t like working with kids.

I’m a teacher and get frustrated by new initiatives put in every year that make my job harder and don’t benefit students.  I voted for Youngkin.  [/quote]

I’m a teacher who also voted for him, and I DO care about the tip line.  That is not what I voted for him to do.  By the way- he hasn’t done any of that.

And I also want to say- all these folks that want to throw teaching licenses around don’t get it.  It won’t work.  This is about money.  So many people can work from home now, and make the same or better, don’t have to pack lunch, don’t have to commute, don’t have to pay for gas, don’t have to pay for after school care (my Extended Day fees were $429 for one kid this past month).  They’re not working every night and weekend for ten months.  They can go to the bathroom, get coffee, or take leave for a doctor’s appointment without it being a huge ordeal.  The kids are great, the summer off is nice, but financially, it’s not making up for it.  Pay teachers fairly, and maybe people will want to do it.[/quote]

I agree. It’s all about the pay. Especially in these expensive areas. IMO two married teachers should be able to afford at least a nice 3br townhouse within a reasonable drive of their school. If not, they are always going to be looking for jobs where they make more money. We had two excellent married teachers at our ES. They had a baby and within a year both left for private sector jobs and both were completely honest that they loved teaching and it was all about the money and buying a house/having more kids which they couldn’t do on their current pay. [/quote]

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