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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's funny that all these parents can complain but none want to be teachers or work in schools.  Time to step up.  Its a thankless job.[/quote]

Such a helpful, constructive post! Problem solved!

Btw her are some things nobody has ever said IRL:
I left teaching for better retirement benefits
I left teaching so I could have more days off work
I left teaching to stick it to trolls on DCUM

There are real reasons why there is a teacher shortage but by fixating on the above you do yourself no favors.[/quote]

Teachers are leaving for higher paying jobs, stay home as their income doesn't cover child care, they are not treated well, hours they work are significant, etc.[/quote]

They'll be back as soon as they learn what it's like in the real world and how good they had it.[/quote]

Lol. They can go the bathroom whenever they want and go out for lunch. I highly doubt anyone is returning to teaching. [/quote]

That’s funny. Those of us who left are likely the best, most grateful employees in our new workplaces. We know how much worse it could be. It’s a joy to have more autonomy, more money, more flexibility, more upward mobility, and more professional development and collegiality. [/quote]

And you're the ones who would be given performance-based (performance being subjectively determined by a supervisor) raises as teachers, but this is not allowed because the union doesn't want it. In your new job it is, which is why you get more money.[/quote]
DP. I'm a DCPS teacher who has gotten the bonus 7/8 years, and it is completely NOT WORTH IT compared to the games you have to play and the hoops you have to jump through. I'm fully behind my union trying to end this performance based bonus structure and stand with my MCEA teachers.[/quote]

Great, well in no universe are they going to pay every single teacher as though they are a top performer, so the salaries are going to be what they are, and yes, if you are good you can make more money elsewhere.[/quote]

DP. I wouldn't say be this argumentative, but from the parents' perspective, this is a real dilemma. We support teachers and want them to be happier in their jobs. At the same time, we have experienced less than stellar teachers, been told that expectations like timely grading are unrealistic, and that it's our responsibility to account for and address problems created by irregular teacher attendance. Most of us would support paying good teachers more, but if the overall quality of the educational experience stays the same, including the impossible administrative demands and other conditions teachers work under, what good will more money do?[/quote]

Money will draw on better people.  If you think the pay is fine, how about you work for that amount?[/quote]

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