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TeaWithMingus t1_iu4pfsw wrote

As a 15 year veteran teacher working in an affluent suburb of Boston, the pandemic did a number on our schools, teachers, parents, and kids. So many people have quietly quit their responsibilities. We have so many behavior problems, kids barely coming to school, parents that have totally checked out, and kids with unmonitored phones that are getting into all kinds of online shenanigans. I can’t even imagine what the situation is like in poor urban schools. Boston as a community and other communities will face social and communal problems for many years because of the dysfunction the pandemic left. Our leadership both in the state and city need to step up and do more. Not saying some of these issues weren’t there before, but things have definitely increased dramatically.

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kjmass1 t1_iu57hv9 wrote

I see a lot of teachers/districts saying they can’t afford to match the salaries that Boston offers their teachers…like sometimes taking the highest paid gig comes with draw backs, like a shitty commute, and having to deal with situations like this. I’m sure most teachers would give up a little salary to teach in Wellesley so they don’t have to deal with a 7yo coming to school with a loaded gun.

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