You raise an important point. I started out teaching in the inner city in a parochial school. At the first opportunity I got out into a suburban school. I was subjected to non-stop cursing, insults, accusations of racism and periodic threats and physical intimidation. I spent at least one to two hours daily dealing with disciplinary matters which never seemed to improve, since the school could not afford to expel anyone. Some of the students made an effort academically, but they were very ill prepared for high school level work. Most of them did almost no homework and were incapable of passing a grade-level test.
Many of these kids are in a horrid home and community environment which is hostile to education. Replacing a teacher is not going to help them nearly as much as addressing the home environment, the anti-education culture, and the social promotion practices of the lower primary grades. Kids who can't read beyond a 2nd or 3rd grade level can't succeed in high school, no matter who tries to teach them.
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They only do half pound or pound.
Not to mention that kids today all seem to have PSPs, smartphones, iPods, and are utterly addicted to them. They don’t read, they talk, or listen to music, or watch videos (horrible ones, generally.) Their heads are full of junk and junk is all they like. Even kids on foodstamps have these expensive toys (easier to buy when the government is paying for all your food.)
Many of these kids are in a horrid home and community environment which is hostile to education. Replacing a teacher is not going to help them nearly as much as addressing the home environment, the anti-education culture, and the social promotion practices of the lower primary grades.
...of course this is true, and it is the only thing that holds back the verbal tirades I used to unleash on teachers that I came across...it would have been well if I hadn’t run my mouth so much at one time, but, well, that’s that...
...my only teaching experience was Catholic CCD, which I did for two years, and gladly quit...naturally, I did it for free, but even if I’d been remunerated, I’d have left...other people’s sassy children hold no charm for me...all that being said, I believe every parishioner in a modern Catholic church should be required to do a two year stint in CCD...it would open some eyes...