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"The per-student cost of special education is high. The U.S.'s 2005 Special Education Expenditures Program (SEEP) indicates that the cost per student in special education ranges from a low of $10,558 for students with learning disabilities to a high of $20,095 for students with multiple disabilities. The average cost per pupil for a regular education with no special education services is $6,556"
"The per-student cost of special education is high. The U.S.'s 2005 Special Education Expenditures Program (SEEP) indicates that the cost per student in special education ranges from a low of $10,558 for students with learning disabilities to a high of $20,095 for students with multiple disabilities. The average cost per pupil for a regular education with no special education services is $6,556"
I never said teachers were lazy, I said they are unable to teach. I am certain that many teachers are very active, but many are nevertheless incompetent and should not be allowed to continue teaching. They are an impediment to the entire educational process, and they need to be replaced.
I have met some bad teachers. However, I assure you they are the exception, not the norm.
Sorry, but most of the rest of the work force in this country work as hard or harder than teachers. They work fully 30% more days in a year than the average teacher, with longer hours each day. They don't get unlimited paid "sick time" to go to labor rallies. They don't get to retire on fully taxpayer funded pensions at 55 or 60. Their pay dosn't come off the backs of taxpayers that frequently make far less than they do.
Our public employees, teachers in particular, need a wake up call as to what the real world is like.
They may very well work longer, but not 30%. Remember, teachers have inservice in the summer. They can also be relied to put in a great deal of time on weekends. In the end it all adds up.
Yeah they should just educate your kids for nothing. If you don't have kids or private schooled, they still make a difference in your community by changing lives and helping to shape the future.
I think you should sit in a public classroom and see what their real world is like. You'll be expected to educate your students (30 x 6) while dealing with students who are addicted to drugs, alcohol, victims of rape, disruptive and very inattentive. How many days have you sat in a classroom, just answer the question?? Or is it easier to sit back and judge?
I was an elementary teacher. While I've never had a student addicted to drugs I've experienced all the rest. It's heartbreaking. It's the children of the addicts that get you the most. It goes home with you.
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Teachers perform a uniquely important job - educating future generations of Americans. They work long hours, are under respected and under appreciated. They need summers off to unwind and prepare for the coming school year. They should not be forced to contribute to their health insurance. They have earned their pensions and should not be forced to delay retirement to age 60 or 65.
Give teachers a break!
Then let's eliminate tenure, develop ways of assessing teachers' effectiveness, and pay them accordingly.
I'm from a family of teachers. The reality--spending hundreds of dollars (sometimes more) out of your own pocket each year to buy supplies for your classroom, or learning aides for your kids. Working countless hours off the clock to tutor and help students who are struggling. Dealing with students (and parents) who have little respect for your commitment to their child's education. Essentially being a foster parent for kids with very little support or care at home. Spending your summers in a classroom paying for your own continuing education (required by law) in addition to a voluntary masters that helps you more effectively teach your students. The tradeoff--when a child GETS IT, and they do something they didn't think they could do before. When they become excited about learning, and they're inspired to do more. That's why teachers do what they do, evidently with zero thanks.
You know what my mom used to do (and my family still does?) Buy winter coats, socks, shoes, you name it, and miraculously have them appear in the classroom as an "accident," just as miraculously in the right size (someone left this--why don't you keep it so it isn't thrown away?) for kids whose parents couldn't or wouldn't provide them. It happens a lot more often than you think.
Yeah--teachers--they're greedy "elites."
You are correct in most of what you've indicated here. Most teachers are pretty good folks who do try hard. I'm less than happy about the unions tho. I can't say I'm a supporter of them.
Then let's eliminate tenure, develop ways of assessing teachers' effectiveness, and pay themaccordinglyh.
Tenure doesn't mean you cannot get fired. It simply means you cannot be fired for trivial things. You need to be careful about this. My first principle was a lesbian who absolutely hated men. It wasn't a pleasant experience.
Feel free to post your own figures if don't like the one I provided.
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