Teachers in most places have aides to grade papers, do not supervise recess, put in about 6 "hard" hours a day and work 9 months a year. The only things they "pay for out of their own pockets" are special items they want to get for a special project, of their own choosing. Every teacher had around 40 students when I went to school, graded their own tests, monitored recess and really did put in more than 40 hrs. Male teachers usually were also coaches or the principal, maybe all three. And they truly WERE underpaid.
You've been reading too much crap from the NEA.
I don't know where you live, but none of what you said is true in California and not likely in Hawaii, either. Sure as heck not in NY, either.
Is there a real shortage of people training to be teachers? Anywhere? Anyone?, Anyone? Wonder why not?
Last edited by Jim Legg; 12/22/06 11:23 PM.
