Public school system in the USA Options

[SJN1279]

Do the taxpayers in the district that fund your $28,000/yr salary for your 8 months a year that you actually have to show up for work feel that they are getting their money's worth on that venture?

You are probably the least qualified here to discuss anything of financial matters.

I actually am an administrator in my school district and work all 12 months. Always nice when people knock education though.

[PurdueSteve]

I actually am an administrator in my school district and work all 12 months. Always nice when people knock education though.

So that means you make 3 times (or more) what you're actually worth, and then pretend that because you "think" that you are educating kids, as opposed to creating authority worshippers, that you're actually earning your keep.

This is OT, but I really cannot stand the self-righteous nature of those in the public education system that act like they aren't a leech on society, but rather something virtuous. Here's a news flash Mr. Administrator, you and the rest of your ilk are doing a very poor job. I'm within my right to "knock" that, as I'm capable of observation and understanding.

Again, this is OT, but this is the character that you are. When you live day in and day out within a position wherein you do not measure success by success, but rather by how long you can keep the charade going, why else should anyone expect anything different when it comes to an honest opinion regarding Eddie K, TGF or Live. You've been formally trained to ignore truth. You've been paid to teach children the same thing and work within a system that ignores truth. You are a walking embodiment of the concepts of anti-brain, anti-reason and anti-mind. Not that you had any credibility before now, but in case you did linger on to a shred, it should now be considered lost. Who can believe a fucking word you say?

e: I won't regret this post in 5 years. I guarantee it.

[Edit: this thread was not created by PurdueSteve. I have moved the 'public school' discussion from the Ed has no plans to rejoin Live thread into this new topic. -dangum]

This post has been edited by dangum: Jul 13 2011, 11:01 pm

[SJN1279]

So that means you make 3 times (or more) what you're actually worth, and then pretend that because you "think" that you are educating kids, as opposed to creating authority worshippers, that you're actually earning your keep.

This is OT, but I really cannot stand the self-righteous nature of those in the public education system that act like they aren't a leech on society, but rather something virtuous. Here's a news flash Mr. Administrator, you and the rest of your ilk are doing a very poor job. I'm within my right to "knock" that, as I'm capable of observation and understanding.

Again, this is OT, but this is the character that you are. When you live day in and day out within a position wherein you do not measure success by success, but rather by how long you can keep the charade going, why else should anyone expect anything different when it comes to an honest opinion regarding Eddie K, TGF or Live. You've been formally trained to ignore truth. You've been paid to teach children the same thing and work within a system that ignores truth. You are a walking embodiment of the concepts of anti-brain, anti-reason and anti-mind. Not that you had any credibility before now, but in case you did linger on to a shred, it should now be considered lost. Who can believe a fucking word you say?

e: I won't regret this post in 5 years. I guarantee it.

I know for a fact that I've made a positive impact in a lot of my student's lives, and I truly care for their well being. My wife also is a teacher that really cares about her students and works her butt off to educate them. I also know a lot of teachers in my district(I would say the majority) who care and do the best job they can for their students.

You can post whatever you want about education, but I definitely disagree with putting all teachers in one lump sum.