Bingo! Tragically, those in power are more concerned about keeping the paychecks rolling in than they are about doing their job. Unfortunately, good teachers get tarred with this broad brush because of craven administrators and school boards that are more concerned about appeasing a few of the loudest voices than they are about doing what they were elected to do.
My neighbor at the last place I lived was a school teacher. She went back to school to get certified which was a challenge, then she finally got a job but is always burned by the administration at any school that she teaches at. The kids always love her, she would let all the bullied kids come eat in her classroom for lunch even though that meant she didn't get a break herself during lunch. She is such a sweet lady and gives so much of herself I always hated to hear how mean she was treated by the school authorities.
Welcome to the forum. I trust you will be making a solid contribution to the discourse.
