They were the last “old-school” decent teachers I knew that actually cared about education instead of “diversity” and “self esteem”. Unfortunately, they all recently retired because they couldn't handle the insanity. No replacements to be seen. I would teach but don't think I could handle the school environment today and I'd barely survive on the scraps they'd give me.
We're in deep sh**
Yes, we are in “deep....” The schools are so bad here, a relative related that her high school class valedictorian was pregnant and on drugs. It makes me glad I was able to do some homeschooling so my daughter can completely skip high school.
A few years ago they dumbed down the test. One of the changes they made was to remove the vocabulary section. I guess it gave too many kids too much trouble or some such thing.
“They were the last “old-school” decent teachers I knew that actually cared about education instead of “diversity” and “self esteem”. Unfortunately, they all recently retired because they couldn’t handle the insanity.”
And therin sits the 500 lb gorilla. I make no secret of my distaste for the government schools. But to their credit, even if they were inclined to make some radical reforms, who would be there to do it? There is simply no pool of highly talented individuals willing to go get a masters degree to earn the pittance that starting teachers get paid. The teachers that are there are rapidly nearing retirement.
You’re seeing the collapse of government schools in ever increasing motion.