| We are all so very happy to see that the First Lady | | | | teachers to baby sit them. I have heard so many |
| has made reading a renewed priority for our country. | | | | horror stories on the road from teachers, each year |
| The literacy issue is a big one. Kids are being passed | | | | it gets a little worse in many regards. Almost all the |
| year after year and still not able to read in High | | | | teachers we talked to had taken their own money |
| School. One issue, which is quite evident is the | | | | and used it to buy school supplies. On average and |
| incredible turn over of teachers. There is a 50% | | | | yes I have been taking notes about $1300.00, this |
| attrition rate of teachers in Five years. This is | | | | seems highly unfair and totally unacceptable. |
| somewhat similar to Corporate America too, but why | | | | I propose an immediate account which can be used |
| are the teachers who have studied hard to | | | | at various pre-determined stores for supplies for |
| specifically become teachers calling it quits? | | | | schools, Teacher approved credit cards. They can be |
| Well, one issue is the pay. Some say that if you | | | | spent in online catalogs for schooling, home depot or |
| count the three months off in summer for | | | | Lowes for project supplies, Office Depot, Office |
| non-year-round school programs that they make | | | | Max, Staples for suplies. The amount of $2250 per |
| great money for working only 9 months. Yes indeed | | | | classroom over 20 kids. Fifteen to twenty children $ |
| this is a rational comment and is duly taken into | | | | 1800 and Under 15 kids $1300.00 for such supplies |
| consideration. Some say well, teachers get off early | | | | deemed necessary by the teachers. |
| at 2-3 pm so they make a little less. Ah, but they | | | | We are all for no child without progress and we ramp |
| have to grade papers and project assignments so | | | | up the no child left behind goal, but some of are |
| this is not a worthy debate topic. In fact if you look | | | | upset over the lack of money in the class rooms |
| at the pay rates teachers are underpaid and normally | | | | themselves, that is unacceptable and unforgivable and |
| do not get advances in pay without completion of | | | | must not continue. We can buy more supplies for the |
| other degrees, such as a masters in teaching. | | | | classroom and teach everyone to read and speak |
| In interviewing teachers myself at coffee shops, yes | | | | the language, understand basic mathematics and learn |
| teachers need coffee to deal with all those unruly, | | | | proper ethics or we can pay for more police, jails and |
| uncontrollable kids who lack proper parenting with 1.5 | | | | prisons later. It is our choice, if we fail to make that |
| parents on average. The parents generally have not | | | | choice we have simply pre-chosen the latter. |
| disciplined the kids properly, they expect the | | | | |