Civilized said:
Oldsouljer said:
Civilized said:
WRAL: 19,000 Students absent yesterday in Wake County Public Schools
12% absent, I believe, so more than normal but a lower percentage than Charlotte.
Tisn't like they were getting an education or anything so it's a wash.
Yeah my wife's a longtime public school science teacher that's now in administration so I'm not going to pile on educators.
That's a really important, hard, thankless job and a very high proportion of teachers are in it for the right reasons and doing the best they can with the limited tools and resources they have.
Civ, I agree… teaching is a thankless job. That said, the resources being provided need to be prioritized. I see my wife doing certain training that is completely a joke. Some, according to her are good. Now, some brilliant person made a decision to bring in equity sticks, for Teachers to use, when engaging students. That's a joke! In fact, most of the teachers, as I understand things, don't use that resource.
So, yes, I agree with your sentiment; however, I believe we have waste that can utilized to proper support teachers with better resources. All, at the same time when we've cut (Wake County) resources on special needs kids and they get put in general population teaching. It's not good for the special needs kids and it's not good for the rest of the classroom.