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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm so tired of this old canard about teachers being treated poorly. They're treated pretty well here and still providing a substandard education through distance learning.[/quote]

You can believe whatever you want about teachers being treated poorly. However, the inability of school systems to retain teachers seems to point to a systemic issue with the way teachers perceive their working conditions. Teachers leave Virginia public schools at rates greater than associates leave Big Law, a notoriously high turnover field. It is highly unlikely that teachers are just some weak-willed group in every district across the state. Far more likely is that there are systemic problems in education that make it an undesirable profession. Those problems do not just affect teachers, by the way. They affect students and their families who may have even less flexibility to leave the system than employees. [/quote]

It’s the pay, it’s way too low. I realize teachers aren’t paid well in general but the high cost of living here makes our situation much worse, relative to other areas of the country. I suppose it’s fine if you’re married and your partner makes decent money, but if you’re single or your partner is also a teacher or works at a non-profit or something, this area is almost impossible to live in. [/quote]

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