teachers are glorified “babysitters”? The brunt of what the editorial boils down to is what else are teachers going to be “asked” to do? The other aspects take away from what they were hired to do...teach. Will they be “asked” to cook meals, read bedtime stories, find adequate housing, do laundry, etc. for their students because their parents are too overburdened to do any of those and it’s a teachers “job”? Where does it end? Teachers already subsidize their own classroom funds and willingly would take a bullet for their students....
My parents were both educators,
My father had a masters degree however that didn’t qualify him to analyse his students Psychologically. He taught high school math, Calculus, Trigonometry, etc., expectinghim to be an expert in bullying or socialization would be unconscionable. But he would have been expected to take a bullet....
My mother was an English major, with a minor in music, and certified K-3...it wasn’t her job to teach a child manners, respect, or to disciple the children in her classroom For bullying. Infractions were sent to the principals office to be dealt with, as taking time out to address them during classroom time took time away from children who were actually taught those basic fundamentals at home and were in school to learn to read, or write, or count. And my mom would have been expected to take a bullet as well.....
Way too much to “ask” of teachers these days and I’m glad my parents aren’t around to see and hear the disrespect their chosen profession is being given these days....
I do understand where you’re coming from on some aspects (Lack of funding especially), unblock....just can’t agree on the it all....
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