Toughest Challenge For Teachers? Public Opinion
I try to stay away from any blog prompt that could lead me to start thinking negatively, but this prompt was on the Blaugust list and it is important. My biggest concern is with the public opinion of teachers. Whenever I read an article online about education, I can pretty much guarantee that I'd spend a few depressed hours reading through the public comment section. Even if the article was a positive one, eventually people start to comment how this one good teacher/school is the exception rather than the rule. Teachers get 10 weeks paid vacation, teachers have great health benefits, teachers get too much of a retirement benefit, teachers get paid too much, teachers have the easier job ever, teachers are just generally greedy people with their shiny apples and Toyotas. I know that it is pointless, you can't argue with people who already have their minds made up, but here are a few of my responses. 1) Teachers do NOT get 10 weeks of paid vacation. ...