Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A point being missed... Whether the "best and brightest" go into teaching is irrelevant. Being of slightly higher intelligence does not equate to being a better teacher.
I agree.
I've worked with PhDs who couldn't handle anything BUT higher level classes. And even then their main method of instruction was lecture. Of course, not ALL PhDs are unsuccessful with struggling students. But as PP said, being a genius doesn't always work to one's benefit in the classroom.
We have to keep in mind that DCUM is filled with elitist assholes who define intelligence in one way. Many of these arrogant posters wouldn't last a day in the classroom. I've seen quite a few career changers (I'm one.) leave w/in a year. One walked out mid-year in fact! He couldn't handle the pressure. Another, who was a researcher turned teacher, broke down and left after two weeks.
Talented teachers are both born and made. You need the personality first of all to keep students engaged but you must also learn that good instruction and management go hand in hand. It's a very difficult job that few can handle.
Anonymous wrote:A point being missed... Whether the "best and brightest" go into teaching is irrelevant. Being of slightly higher intelligence does not equate to being a better teacher.
Anonymous wrote:Huh, even though I thought Ms. Sr, VP Nursing and Such....was very bitchy when she first id'd herself on this thread, well, I think she wins this.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Oh - And what DO you do that enriches the lives of students?
Please share. I'd love to know your job title.
Anonymous wrote: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.
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.
I do
I am
Thank you
Ok
My job title: Sr. VP Nursing and Clinical Operations
I've truly saved lives... like caring for critically ill children saving lives, doing CPR, working pediatric critical care transport team, don't even go there with me about saving lives. You can't even mop up my wake when it comes to saving lives.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Oh - And what DO you do that enriches the lives of students?
Please share. I'd love to know your job title.
Anonymous wrote: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.
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.
I do
I am
Thank you
Ok
My job title: Sr. VP Nursing and Clinical Operations
I've truly saved lives... like caring for critically ill children saving lives, doing CPR, working pediatric critical care transport team, don't even go there with me about saving lives. You can't even mop up my wake when it comes to saving lives.
Anonymous wrote:Oh - And what DO you do that enriches the lives of students?
Please share. I'd love to know your job title.
Anonymous wrote: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.
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.
I do
I am
Thank you
Ok
Anonymous wrote:You failed to address my other post where I asked if you made $270K, which is 3x my salary.
Enjoy your week of work. We'll be heading to the pool and the park. We might take in a movie on a day that's a scorcher.
Anonymous wrote: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.
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.
Oops. Sorry, I actually make 340K plus bonus. Your pay is even crappier than I thought. Enjoy heading to the pool. I have my own.
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.
I do
I am
Thank you
Ok
Anonymous wrote: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.
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.
I do
I am
Thank you
Ok
Anonymous wrote: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.
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.
I do
I am
Thank you
Ok
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.
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.
Maybe we agree it's unfair to build a single "teacher bogeyman"? This is what Troll #3 is doing at 10:43 with her whingy teacher that she uses as a straw teacher for denying raises to all teachers.
The poster I'm disgusted with is the one that keeps posting how teachers have lower SATs than the general population, are dumb and can't do anything else besides teach. No, I'm not a teacher nor are there any teachers in my family. But my kids have had some good and some bad teachers.
I think it's sort of like my own very different field of work, where some of my colleagues are winners and some are losers.