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[sayhey24]

My kids have had so many wonderful teachers who have made a huge impact on their lives (and of course one or two who haven't measured up -- as would be the case in any profession).

I find it interesting that the poster who is so critical of teachers and so impressed with his own education can't spell simple words like cemetery, hypocrite and religion, and also doesn't know the difference between principle and principal.

Greg

[Wite3]

I also knew my pay would be smaller...but I was okay with that as opposed to sitting in a cubicle all day and doing engineering work (I was a physics major in college at one point with a minor in chemical engineering)...

What I am not okay with is people telling me that I have a easy job and we get paid a fair wage for what we do. We arguably have the most important job in the world, safeguarding and teaching children. No children/no future. I think we should get paid more...yes. Will getting paid more make what we do any less important or easier? Nope. My job stays the same whether I get paid minimum wage or millions and it has never been easy. Rewarding yes. Easy no.

Joshua

[carrigansghost]

Well guys, I can only speak from my experiences here in this little corner of the world. I worked for my local school district for four years and have never seen any of the workings of schools in other areas. The teachers in my area have it pretty good. The tenure factor, the pay and benefits are well above the median of the general population of the workforce for the area.

My son will be entering his freshman year of high school. He got his first B this past year and is an outstanding P/1B/hitter for the local teams. He is planning on studying law.

In my job, I spend up to 200 days a year on the road working in conditions ranging from the southern border in the heat of summer with armed guards protecting us to the northern border in the winter where we have to snowshoe in to the sites to work.

As I have stated, there are many teachers that I will never forget and they will always have my respect. I guess I have offended some on this board and offer my appology.

Rawn