THIS POST MAKES ME SICK. I HAVE POSTED AND POSTED HERE ABOUT THE LACK OF DESIRE OF OUR YOUNG TO LEARN. AS A TEACHER, I HAVE ENDURED UNIMAGINEABLE ABUSE WHEN TRYING TO PUSH STUDENTS TO HIGH LEVELS. I HAVE NO SYMPATHY LEFT.
SOMETIMES, PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY DESERVE.
SOMETIMES, PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY DESERVE
I know, firsthand, whereof you speak.
I taught HS math & science (mostly Chemistry) for 30 years and had to take early retirement at 56 for my physical and mental health.
Now it seems you took this personal. I was not attacking teachers or any other segment of the education system. It is evident from your post that you are not satisfied with the education situation either. I am sorry if you did take it personally. I consider teachers only a part of the education system.
Now, it is evident that you never taught my children. I spent 23 years trying to push teachers to push my children and got no where. I was told more times than you can imagine that the education of my children was in the hands of the state of TExas. That they could educate my children without my input. My children were told not to 'go home and tell yo' momma and daddy everything that goes on in this school. That I could not start a volunteer program because they didn't want parents int he school nosing around. And on and on.
I am sorry these posts make you sick - but the fact is our children are not being educated for the task at hand. I can't change those facts and no one can argue with them. We might all have different opinions to changing that, but we have to begin by facing the facts and not be defensive or offensive about it.
But, no we are not getting what we deserve nor are we getting the education for which we are paying dearly.