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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers aren't special.  There is a labor shortage everywhere.  Contrary to popular belief, there is no "great resignation"; instead, it is the "great swap".  People are switching careers.  Also, there was always a teacher shortage and we made it work. When these "teachers" can't find a job that lets them get off at 3:00 or 4:00 and have summers off.  Just resign if you're going to so parents and the school board can plan.[/quote]

Let me say - you're a total tool. No, you're worse than that.  You're Central Office material.

Yes, teachers are *very* special.  Teachers are, for the most part, idealists.  They believe in the future generations.  They want to make a difference.  Teachers teach because they care about kids.  Period.

Any schmuck can sit behind a desk and type, but try spending a year with 30 kids AND trying to teach each and every kid something new each and every day.  Think a pay raise will make a difference when a teacher becomes demoralized and the spark is gone?  Nope.  Teacher's don't take a teaching job if their heart isn't in the work anymore.  They teach to see eyes light up and smiles on kids faces.  When that's not happening or it's too hard for them to do their jobs, it's just no fun anymore.

Think you can fill those slots easily?  Maybe with people with a pulse, but I'll bet that you'll hire a lot of people who shouldn't be teaching at all - and watch the stacks of parent complaints jump even higher than they are now.  Real teachers are pros who know how to handle kids and their parents.  Not something that's easy to do when you're on the front lines of a classroom wearing a smile everyday.

If you don't get that, then if you work for MCPS, then YOU (not the teachers) should be quitting.

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