Just curious - what kind of school? Urban? Suburban? Rural? Income/Minority status?
I meet people who teach Amish and farm-kids in rural PA, and others who are in the worst schools in Chicago. I love to hear their stories.
> Just curious - what kind of school? <
Oh, sorry. I should have been more descriptive there. I taught in an urban (big city) public school district, high schools only. As I gained seniority, I was able to bid on better teaching positions. So I was in three different schools total.
Two were majority black. The other one was somewhat racially balanced. All of the students were poor. Student behavior and attendance was a serious problem.
But here’s the thing. The honors kids (black and white) were great, as good as any students at a fancy suburban school. So of course my district is shutting down the honors classes - those classes just don’t have the proper demographic mix.
As I noted earlier, urban schools are hopeless.