Comments on: Let’s talk Elmbrook schools http://cindykilkenny.com/2010/02/16/lets-talk-elmbrook-schools/ It's me. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:27:47 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Lorax http://cindykilkenny.com/2010/02/16/lets-talk-elmbrook-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-935 The Lorax Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:10:17 +0000 http://cindykilkenny.com/?p=500#comment-935 And Anthony, that logic is fine. That is, until you see that districts are leveraging educators' passions and guilt over them by seeing how far they can push until they will actually walk out of the classroom. It's a classic tactic. Teachers take so much crap in hopes that they can just do their job. At some point, you have to step back from this simplistic argument and realize that teachers can only serve their student's in the best way if they are well-paid and treated. Why do you think so many teachers are burning out and leaving the profession? It seems like the only teachers left are the ones who don't care about rolling over to administration year after year. And Anthony, that logic is fine. That is, until you see that districts are leveraging educators’ passions and guilt over them by seeing how far they can push until they will actually walk out of the classroom. It’s a classic tactic. Teachers take so much crap in hopes that they can just do their job.

At some point, you have to step back from this simplistic argument and realize that teachers can only serve their student’s in the best way if they are well-paid and treated.

Why do you think so many teachers are burning out and leaving the profession? It seems like the only teachers left are the ones who don’t care about rolling over to administration year after year.

]]> By: The Lorax http://cindykilkenny.com/2010/02/16/lets-talk-elmbrook-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-934 The Lorax Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:06:37 +0000 http://cindykilkenny.com/?p=500#comment-934 Greg DePue is a terrible person--and hardly an educator. Nicolet is trying to get rid of him, you know. Greg DePue is a terrible person–and hardly an educator. Nicolet is trying to get rid of him, you know.

]]> By: Anthony http://cindykilkenny.com/2010/02/16/lets-talk-elmbrook-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-929 Anthony Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:19:04 +0000 http://cindykilkenny.com/?p=500#comment-929 Here's the thing. A lot of my teachers on the first day of class told us that they were devoted to helping kids, since that's why they went into the field. If teachers are on strike and saying they won't help kids, then it looks like they didn't go into the field to help kids, did they? They went into it for the cash and the benefits! I understand you can complain about your workplace and all, but don't take it out on the students. Bad workplace or good, we still need to learn. That's why we go to school! We're there to learn! Here’s the thing. A lot of my teachers on the first day of class told us that they were devoted to helping kids, since that’s why they went into the field. If teachers are on strike and saying they won’t help kids, then it looks like they didn’t go into the field to help kids, did they? They went into it for the cash and the benefits!

I understand you can complain about your workplace and all, but don’t take it out on the students. Bad workplace or good, we still need to learn. That’s why we go to school! We’re there to learn!

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