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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question: What would improve the situation?

-What is a reasonable starting salary for a 10 month job?

-What would improve the academics?
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Honestly? Parenting your children better. Holding them accountable for their actions. Being stricter about manners and respecting the adults in charge of them. Limiting screens and the things they are exposed to at SUCH a young age.

It's the out of control behavior that is the #1 problem. And don't say "well if only the teacher had better control" because they are trying their absolute hardest. I'm in and out of elementary classrooms all day in my role and I see how hard they are working. Kids who are entertained by iPads from the time they get home until bedtime can't sit and focus, the attention span is so low for many kids.

And don't get me wrong, there are so many wonderful kids out there, I'm not quitting because I truly care about them, but OVERALL its behavior and parents need to step it up. It's a crisis.[/quote]

How much screen time do kids get in school?[/quote]

I am a different poster than the one you are responding to but I am also a teacher. Please understand that chromebooks or the such is a requirement, beyond our control. I would much rather have students write their essays by hand instead of on the chromebooks. [/quote]

This is so depressing on so many levels

As a layperson I feel like teachers used to have a lot more freedom. I'm sure it could be more work but also more freeing and motivating. It seems like so much micromanaging from the central office and purchased curricula these days ; I would be depressed if my job were run that way [/quote]

As a layperson I would ask WHY this started?  Many people point to NCLB, which is a federal law.  What replaced it and its requirements? How much money comes from the Fed or State to support a district and would a district and its families be willing to forgo that funding to be able to govern themselves differently?  Are you meeting the needs of your student ls or are they and their parents complaining to Administration, CO and the County Council about unfair and inequitable treatment and learning/access at school? Are teacher preparation programs providing folks with the skills to teach for the 21st century of work.

I do not for a minute think that the problem is solely teachers or principals or schools.  Nor do I think merely scrapping CO or sending 90% of its staff back to classrooms would solve the problems.[/quote]

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