re: Unpopular Opinion: Teaching IS NOT a difficult job

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It is a difficult job, teachers are risking their lives going back to teach in person, we have kids coast to coast getting COVID in class and passing it onto teachers/administrators/staff and overwhelming hospitals nationwide. This is why we need online learning.

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Holy fricking balls!

Go and teach at istrouna and get back to me


Also how do make teachers in private schools in BR support themselves?

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Equally or more unpopular.

Nobody else brags about their job or status more than these three attention whores.

1. Teachers
2. Health care professionals
3. US Marines.

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And among the three, 1 and 2 are bitched about the most. Many threads on here started complaining about those folks.

I'm literally sitting next to my woman, as I watch a movie she is preparing for her class tomorrow. She does this every night to make sure these little heathens grow up to become something better. So yes, it is a difficult and time consuming job. Especially because she cares about it and the kids.

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kids don’t step up, fail them. If they do, pass them. Easy.

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Glad you aren’t a teacher. Maybe this applies to the college level, but high school and lower these teachers act as de facto parents. As mentors, trying (ideally) to inspire children to learn more.

Your theory applies to lots of jobs. Most jobs probably. Not to mention school days are longer than 6 hours every day.

?????????????????????????????? please just sign up to be a substitute at ANY of Louisiana’s public schools just to see what these weak parents have raised. And when you do, remember that the actual teacher has already spent their time OUTSIDE of that “6hour workday” you’ve pulled out your butt to prepare each lesson. Don’t forget to adapt every single lesson for special education students specific accommodations such as altered questions/text to speech alteration, etc. Then remember to spend your lunch time monitoringg students. Maybe you’ll get lucky and be there on a day with no athletic event or other after school activities that you have to “volunteer” to work. Also remembering that 98% of what you see in their classroom aside from desks books and electronics was paid out of pocket. Then volunteer to grade their daily assignments outside that 6 hour workday.
Not gonna hear an argument from me that teachers are superhero’s that are treated like dogs, but you are correct with title “Unpopular Opinion”. Most schools have had 1 pay raise in the last 10 years. (Which only happened to counteract the jump in health care cost. Which was an extra whopping $83 a month).
You can’t constantly fail the kids because A) the class size will continue to grow outside capacity.
B) fail them enough they just drop out and You’ll be paying for them in some form on your taxes.
you also don’t understand how the education system has continually shifted away from scantrons. Multiple choice is obviously ideal but we are mandated to prioritize written responses.
The state provides the curriculum for MOST core classes but for many courses the teachers piece it together themselves and constantly change it to improve it. It HAS to be changed in order to benefit the different levels of students. If every student learned the exact same way at the exact same rate then youd be absolutely correct. But that’ll never happen.
You’ve got a right to an opinion like every other person, but I would definitely ask that you spend time in a classroom in some way. Sub, volunteer, hell just ask to sit in on one of the many underfunded overpopulated schools where 1 teacher has classes over 25 kids and gain perspective.
And with all seriousness I’m all ears on how teachers can “use their time wisely” to have a 6 hour work day.

OP also thinks he could play golf as well as the pros on TV. It looks so easy.

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That part is easy. Try wading through beaurocratic red tape and crazy women all day long. Not to mention little shits and terrible parents who have nothing to do with their kids but also don’t think their kids do any wrong.

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This is all spot on. Then throw in having to deal with poorly behaved kids with IEPs. That’s a whole different animal.

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Teaching Not difficult? Go substitute at a local public school and see how it goes. I bet you leave by noon.

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A dead person can substitute

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ou cannot fail a student, barely punish a student even if they curse you like a dog, parents non existent if you need them or they are ultimate enablers for their child, and you have all the state mandates and testing that make it where there’s more paperwork and data being recorded then time allows, on top of you have to be the mother, father, counselor, disciplinarian etc because they get none of it at home.

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none of that applies

What does apply are assignments and tests that are computerized. Assignments and tests with incorrect info, bad test keys, and info that the teacher has never covered nor are they familiar with........it is systemic, and the teacher blames everyone other than themselves. None of them take any ownership...but their facebooks are always on fire with activity.

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RICHIE APRILE

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Props for riding that troll to the very end.