Anonymous wrote:Op were you under the impression that college = trade school? The fact that so many people don’t appreciate or understand the personal and community value of being properly educated is one of the most disheartening and concerning things about our country.

Yes when college is this expensive, ROI is king.

At Ivy League schools you can’t even major in elementary education anyway. She will major in something like English and minor in Education and will then have a regular liberal arts degree credential to do anything she wants with. If what she wants is teaching, fantastic.

I'm sorry you were raised in such a toxic environment that this sounds like failure to you, OP. Maybe unpack that a little before you completely destroy your own kids.

Anonymous wrote:My parents sent me to a big 3 and then I went to a highly regarded college. My mom was a school teacher and I think my parents were very proud that I chose to be a teacher. My hours and days off schedule aligned with my kids who are in the same school system which allowed me to spend a lot of time with them after school and on breaks which they know is good for their grandchildren.

Also, I bet my students and their parents appreciate that elite education.

+1. Good for you!

Anonymous wrote:Op were you under the impression that college = trade school? The fact that so many people don’t appreciate or understand the personal and community value of being properly educated is one of the most disheartening and concerning things about our country.

+100%
thank you for posting this, I agree with you

Yup.

Op were you under the impression that college = trade school? The fact that so many people don’t appreciate or understand the personal and community value of being properly educated is one of the most disheartening and concerning things about our country.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My parents sent me to a big 3 and then I went to a highly regarded college. My mom was a school teacher and I think my parents were very proud that I chose to be a teacher. My hours and days off schedule aligned with my kids who are in the same school system which allowed me to spend a lot of time with them after school and on breaks which they know is good for their grandchildren.

Also, I bet my students and their parents appreciate that elite education.

This is PEAK flex and, also nauseatingly self-satisfied. I'm not sure why PP has such an overinflated ego, but it's unwarrented. I certainly wouldn't care if my kids became teachers, it's a pretty sweet life if you can afford it. But I would hope they aren't entitled suprior pricks like PP. Posters like this one is why DCUM hates teachers.

Lmao

This is the same reaction I had. I don’t think my hours or working conditions are part of a “sweet life.” If it were so sweet, there wouldn’t be such a mass exodus out of the profession right now. Heck, I have crying coworkers because of the job’s stress.

I posted above. No, I don’t support my kids going into teaching. It’s not because I find the job unimportant or lacking respect. (On the contrary, it’s one of the most important jobs one can have.) It’s because the conditions are dreadful right now.

I want my kids to be happy, functioning members or society. While I wouldn’t be happy as a teacher, I would support them if they would.

Would I be disappointed if they helped refugees? Or wrote for a magazine? Because they all make about the same as teachers. But they don’t have the opportunity to directly impact young minds. Yeah, I’d be proud.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My parents sent me to a big 3 and then I went to a highly regarded college. My mom was a school teacher and I think my parents were very proud that I chose to be a teacher. My hours and days off schedule aligned with my kids who are in the same school system which allowed me to spend a lot of time with them after school and on breaks which they know is good for their grandchildren.

Also, I bet my students and their parents appreciate that elite education.

This is PEAK flex and, also nauseatingly self-satisfied. I'm not sure why PP has such an overinflated ego, but it's unwarrented. I certainly wouldn't care if my kids became teachers, it's a pretty sweet life if you can afford it. But I would hope they aren't entitled suprior pricks like PP. Posters like this one is why DCUM hates teachers.

Lmao

Anonymous wrote:My parents sent me to a big 3 and then I went to a highly regarded college. My mom was a school teacher and I think my parents were very proud that I chose to be a teacher. My hours and days off schedule aligned with my kids who are in the same school system which allowed me to spend a lot of time with them after school and on breaks which they know is good for their grandchildren.

Also, I bet my students and their parents appreciate that elite education.

This is PEAK flex and, also nauseatingly self-satisfied. I'm not sure why PP has such an overinflated ego, but it's unwarrented. I certainly wouldn't care if my kids became teachers, it's a pretty sweet life if you can afford it. But I would hope they aren't entitled suprior pricks like PP. Posters like this one is why DCUM hates teachers.

You realize some people get scholarships to study nursing, education, etc at elite schools.

If you don’t want your kid to become an elementary school teacher, you need to sit them down when they’re five and make a deal.

No seriously though I guess have the conversation before college. You don’t have to pay for college. But don’t be shocked if they just lie to you and take the money. That’s probably what I would counsel a friend to do because at that point there’s not much relationship to salvage anyway.

don't mention that you went to an elite school especially paying shit ton of money

I know people for example a guy who went to Yale and had some sort of humanities degree.
He couldn't have a real career for a long time, and finally became an high school teacher.

We make fun of him all the time.