Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 13:21     Subject: MCPS troll playground
Anonymous wrote:I guess I feel like, whether or not your DH and mom are teachers ... it isn't really nice to come on here repeatedly (I know I've seen you before) to tell all the other teachers here that they're dumb.

Was it you who posted some study about teachers' low SATs?

Also FWIW, thanks to you, I've seen the union-hating troll argue that teacher dumbness is a great reason to cut teacher salaries.


I have never posted about SAT scores.

I do not post on this forum much.

I did not say that teachers are dumb. I said that they are not the best and the brightest vis-a-vis college graduates. That doesn't make them dumb, nor does it make their work sub-par. An average-intelligence teacher can be an excellent teacher.

It is not my responsibility if some union-hating troll argues that teacher intelligence is justification for cutting salaries.
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 12:17     Subject: MCPS troll playground
I guess I feel like, whether or not your DH and mom are teachers ... it isn't really nice to come on here repeatedly (I know I've seen you before) to tell all the other teachers here that they're dumb.

Was it you who posted some study about teachers' low SATs?

Also FWIW, thanks to you, I've seen the union-hating troll argue that teacher dumbness is a great reason to cut teacher salaries.
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 11:15     Subject: MCPS troll playground
So you make $270,000?

impressive

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is this - People are jealous of teachers.

While we may not make the big bucks we
- have great health insurance,
- are able to stay home with our kids during the summer,
- have somewhat normal hours where we may be able to do drop off and/or pick up,
- can tutor our own kids or find experts who can (big plus),
- in some cases can pick the schools for our own kids, and
- can spend holidays with our children.

But most of all, despite how difficult the job is (Most on this board won't agree but that's just ignorance.), we enrich and save lives.

Ummmm... With the exception of staying home all summer, I have all of the above, only I make about 3x as much money.
So, not really feeling the jealously.
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 10:50     Subject: MCPS troll playground
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is this - People are jealous of teachers.

While we may not make the big bucks we
- have great health insurance,
- are able to stay home with our kids during the summer,
- have somewhat normal hours where we may be able to do drop off and/or pick up,
- can tutor our own kids or find experts who can (big plus),
- in some cases can pick the schools for our own kids, and
- can spend holidays with our children.

But most of all, despite how difficult the job is (Most on this board won't agree but that's just ignorance.), we enrich and save lives.


+1 wife's a teacher....

They have all the guts and none of the glory...



My wife is a teacher and I would not want to change positions with her. She gets bladder infections every years because she's always having to "hold it." Just not having access to a bathroom on whim is a deal breaker for me.

The time off is not that great for us, because the only time we can really travel is during the summer. I hate traveling in the summer. [/quote]

That's just selfish, PP.

Aren't you at least glad you don't have to rely on camps for daycare?

I know I am.
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 10:47     Subject: MCPS troll playground
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is this - People are jealous of teachers.

While we may not make the big bucks we
- have great health insurance,
- are able to stay home with our kids during the summer,
- have somewhat normal hours where we may be able to do drop off and/or pick up,
- can tutor our own kids or find experts who can (big plus),
- in some cases can pick the schools for our own kids, and
- can spend holidays with our children.

But most of all, despite how difficult the job is (Most on this board won't agree but that's just ignorance.), we enrich and save lives.

Ummmm... With the exception of staying home all summer, I have all of the above, only I make about 3x as much money.
So, not really feeling the jealously.



You enrich and save lives, too?

You are truly Superwoman, eh?

bravo!

I don't care how much you make; I am with my kids over the summer. To me, that is more important.
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 10:47     Subject: MCPS troll playground
So the "smart" kids go for the higher-paying jobs (excepting 9:45's DH). That's depressing.

I do think teaching is "tougher" than some other desk jobs, for all the herding and disciplining and handling a broad range of abilities at the same time. This suggests to me that teachers are underpaid....
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 10:37     Subject: Re:MCPS troll playground
Anonymous wrote:^^^PP here.

My mother taught for almost 50 years. Her observation is based on that experience - when she started, the best and the brightest were in the classrooms. By the time she retired, not the case at all. She attributes this to the options that the women's movement opened up.


Makes total sense. In my daughter's high school graduating class, many of the mediocre students are seeking teaching degrees. Of course this does not mean that they will be successful, but just an interesting observation.
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 09:45     Subject: Re:MCPS troll playground
^^^PP here.

My mother taught for almost 50 years. Her observation is based on that experience - when she started, the best and the brightest were in the classrooms. By the time she retired, not the case at all. She attributes this to the options that the women's movement opened up.
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 09:44     Subject: Re:MCPS troll playground
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

What is your source for this assertion? I think the opposite: At one time, bright women became teachers because that was one of the very few professions open to them. Now, with many options available to them, bright women choose other lines of work.


OP here. Welcome, teacher hater! This thread was created for you and your ilk. No need to share your toys. But please stay within the confines of this sandbox.


Not a teacher hater. A teacher-defender, actually. My DH is a teacher, as was my mom. They both agree with my statement.

I am interested in the source for PP's assertion that the best and brightest go into K-12 education.


So your DH is not "the best and the brightest"? And you say he agrees with this statement? Interesting. Would you care to elaborate?


Teaching is a second career for DH. I do think he is a great teacher, and very bright.

He does agree with this statement, on the whole. As with everything, he thinks there are exceptions.
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 08:51     Subject: Re:MCPS troll playground
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

What is your source for this assertion? I think the opposite: At one time, bright women became teachers because that was one of the very few professions open to them. Now, with many options available to them, bright women choose other lines of work.


OP here. Welcome, teacher hater! This thread was created for you and your ilk. No need to share your toys. But please stay within the confines of this sandbox.


Not a teacher hater. A teacher-defender, actually. My DH is a teacher, as was my mom. They both agree with my statement.

I am interested in the source for PP's assertion that the best and brightest go into K-12 education.


So your DH is not "the best and the brightest"? And you say he agrees with this statement? Interesting. Would you care to elaborate?
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2012 08:48     Subject: Re:MCPS troll playground
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

What is your source for this assertion? I think the opposite: At one time, bright women became teachers because that was one of the very few professions open to them. Now, with many options available to them, bright women choose other lines of work.


OP here. Welcome, teacher hater! This thread was created for you and your ilk. No need to share your toys. But please stay within the confines of this sandbox.


Not a teacher hater. A teacher-defender, actually. My DH is a teacher, as was my mom. They both agree with my statement.

I am interested in the source for PP's assertion that the best and brightest go into K-12 education.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2012 19:49     Subject: Re:MCPS troll playground
Anonymous wrote:

What is your source for this assertion? I think the opposite: At one time, bright women became teachers because that was one of the very few professions open to them. Now, with many options available to them, bright women choose other lines of work.


OP here. Welcome, teacher hater! This thread was created for you and your ilk. No need to share your toys. But please stay within the confines of this sandbox.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2012 18:25     Subject: MCPS troll playground
Anonymous wrote:Where are all the Curriculum 2.0 haters? I miss you please come back. And the people who believe that gifted and talented programs are about to be eliminated. Where are you?


LOL!!
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2012 09:55     Subject: MCPS troll playground
Where are all the Curriculum 2.0 haters? I miss you please come back. And the people who believe that gifted and talented programs are about to be eliminated. Where are you?
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2012 09:51     Subject: MCPS troll playground
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is this - People are jealous of teachers.

While we may not make the big bucks we
- have great health insurance,
- are able to stay home with our kids during the summer,
- have somewhat normal hours where we may be able to do drop off and/or pick up,
- can tutor our own kids or find experts who can (big plus),
- in some cases can pick the schools for our own kids, and
- can spend holidays with our children.

But most of all, despite how difficult the job is (Most on this board won't agree but that's just ignorance.), we enrich and save lives.


+1 wife's a teacher....

They have all the guts and none of the glory...



My wife is a teacher and I would not want to change positions with her. She gets bladder infections every years because she's always having to "hold it." Just not having access to a bathroom on whim is a deal breaker for me.

The time off is not that great for us, because the only time we can really travel is during the summer. I hate traveling in the summer.