Are the public schools these days really teaching, or just pushing students through like cattle?
2006-11-17 15:31:32 · 8 answers · asked by Shane 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I loved my teaching job. I didn't like all the politics that went on with the administration and budgets though. I taught Special Ed Behavioral Disorders Level 3. These kids were as bad as they can get without being incarcerated. But they weren't stupid.
I had no books for my classroom. I had no supplies. Yet the Superintendent of this school system made nearly $200,000 a year (in a city of 50,000 people). His assistant made $75,000 a year!I had to buy all my own textbooks, supplies, etc. and made barely over $33,000 a year. By the time I took out for continuing ed courses to keep my certification, paid back student loans, bought supplies for the classroom, I could barely keep the lights on at my house.
I have since left an now am a telemarketer--making much, much more per year. How sad.
Public schools are the shape they are in because all the money goes to a select few administrators. Very little trickles down to the students and the teachers.
2006-11-17 15:46:28 · answer #1 · answered by maamu 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what city and state you are referring to. Some schools just "push" the student's through the grade. Others actually take the time to teach the student's what they know, hoping that they will grow up, and actually do something with there lives. Like I said, it really all depends.
2006-11-17 23:34:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some teachers actually care but do not have the resources to teach properly and the ones that do usually don't care. The most important educational system though starts at home with the parents. Whether you have good or bad teachers if the kid doesn't care, it won't matter.
2006-11-17 23:41:41 · answer #3 · answered by kristonianinstitution 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
there are a few teachers out there really trying to teach the childern something but the most of them i believe are just pushing them through
2006-11-17 23:34:27 · answer #4 · answered by Frankie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
public schools are a joke... take a look at some of the teachers..they are just putting in time to get a paycheck... at our kids expense.. such a shame...
2006-11-17 23:34:23 · answer #5 · answered by wondering one 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Moo! Look at the spelling, syntax and grammar on this website. The answer to your question is obvious.
2006-11-17 23:53:06 · answer #6 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
USA i think is in the top 5 dumbest countries in the world.
2006-11-17 23:38:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
they're really teaching
they just teach differently and maybe stricter
2006-11-17 23:35:37 · answer #8 · answered by Norlin 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋