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Few-Ability-7312 t1_itlub32 wrote

Well nobody wants to deal with the crap in today’s schools. kids get to misbehave without consequences, teachers would get a lynch mob for saying the wrong pronouns and in some cases it’s the teachers that are the problem in the system.

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GrandmaPoses t1_itlxjs5 wrote

What’s the crap in today’s schools? The standardized testing the teachers have no say in? The threat and fear of gun violence? Conservatives accusing teachers of “indoctrination” while at the same time attempting to dictate what is and isn’t allowable speech in a classroom? Is it the spending cuts? Is it teachers having to purchase their own supplies on an already low income?

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Few-Ability-7312 t1_itly7i2 wrote

Not really indoctrination from republicans when when parents from everywhere are saying there’s crap being taught in schools

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lostspyder t1_itm0c3p wrote

About half my social circle are teachers and literally none of them complain about the things you are talking about. The problem is absolutely grounded in politics, parents dictating how they should do their job, garbage pay, being expected to work 60+ hours a week, being expected to provide child care and mental health to the kids, and lack of resources for their classrooms.

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Donald_Raper t1_itndb2n wrote

+1. Like most, My partner pays for most of their supplies, gets paid lower than they should, works into the night and on weekends just to keep up. On top of parents constantly emailing asking questions afterhours ( which isn't inherently wrong of them )... Admin side of things... Constant training and extra work they have to do for that on top of the other stuff.

Crazy how many titles they hold: mentor, teacher, content creator, "HR", disciplinarian, coach... And more.

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Lokky t1_itmk2gk wrote

I've only ever met one teacher who was worried about getting in trouble over pronouns, and of course he was a climate change denier, antivax, pro-January 6th right wing nutjob.

The rest of us functioning human beings know that if you use the wrong pronoun by mistake all you do is apologize and move on.

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totallyuneekname t1_itoxgm5 wrote

Yup. When you work with so many kids, sometimes you mess up their names or pronouns. And it isn't a big deal to correct yourself and move on. The people who are upset about the "pronoun war" or whatever tf are so out of touch

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HatefulDan t1_itmlidn wrote

Hahaha, woo boy, it's not hard to tell which camp you hail from. Fly that flag

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