[graciegirl]

Wasn't this about teachers getting tenure?

I think it is well established that most people of our age respect the job of teaching and are deeply grateful that they had good teachers and their children had good teachers and that most teachers are dedicated, prepared, professional, hard working, caring and face impossible expectations, because some children are not able despite all dedicated efforts to meet the standards of the state.

The job of teaching has had extreme change with FAR less respect from families and students and not much back up from administration. Classrooms are full of so many different children from different environments and so much time is needed to control wayward behavior. Teachers are faced with extremely diverse economic situations and horrific family and social problems that must be reported. Children are sent to school sick and hungry and abused. Teachers cannot do much about bullying although they are forced to witness it's effects. Teachers aren't allowed to teach ethics other than school rules and it has become a very unrewarding job for many.


But that being said. few jobs are guaranteed and rightfully so. And ALL jobs have challenges, great and small and that is the reason that people are paid to do them. Stress is part of life. One must choose which stressful job to have with no guarantees of keeping it. It is the new American way. Sadly...people have changed.