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lindysalsagal

(22,685 posts)

17. Voters have to make this an election issue, or it won't change.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 08:52 AM

Oct 2012

I'm a NY teacher. All of this crap comes from government: State and national. Everyone hates it. Our state aid is tied to our performance numbers.

So teachers and principals have no choice. It's not the schools that are at fault: It's government.

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NC Teacher: “I Quit” [View all] proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 OP

Honestly, I don't know why more teachers don't Salviati Oct 2012 #1

I was just about to write this before I read your post. Teachers nationwide need to go on a 5 day Purveyor Oct 2012 #2

My sister, defacto7 Oct 2012 #3

I hear you and I applaud you. spartan61 Oct 2012 #4

Do you mean that you couldn't juggle six balls at a time? longship Oct 2012 #6

If you can, please tutor. politicat Oct 2012 #13

Amen evemac Oct 2012 #5

Good letter but the reality is that the politicians and ED "entrepreneurs" *want* her to quit. Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 #7

+1. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #18

my 12 year old has avg SIX tests a week: I wish we could quit zazen Oct 2012 #8

If you want to change the system, LWolf Oct 2012 #14

Breaks my heart... Freedomofspeech Oct 2012 #9

As someone who went to school, SheilaT Oct 2012 #10

As someone whose parent is an educator... Initech Oct 2012 #11

In case you didn't notice LWolf Oct 2012 #16

What is PLC development? nt tblue37 Oct 2012 #12

Education is riddled with acronyms. LWolf Oct 2012 #15

Voters have to make this an election issue, or it won't change. lindysalsagal Oct 2012 #17