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American academia is the envy of the world. I haven't met a single ambitious person in the US who dreams of teaching in a high school. It's kind of sad that s
by eldavido 11y ago
American academia is the envy of the world.
I haven't met a single ambitious person in the US who dreams of teaching in a high school.
It's kind of sad that secondary ed isn't high-prestige in today's American culture, but it's not.
- ktRolster 11y agoI haven't met a single ambitious person in the US who dreams of teaching in a high school. Maybe there's a problem here with how you define "ambitious"
- nostrebored 11y agoMaybe his comment doesn't have the best wording, but it's true. I'd love to teach high school, but the way that teaching is structured and the compensation make me completely unwilling. My dream is to start a school simply where I can teach without the hamstringing of the modern education grinder, hopefully before my kid reaches high school.
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- acjohnson55 11y agoI once had the ambition to teach high school. I'm forever glad I did it, but that experience comprised the 2 most intense years of my life. My experiences in an Ivy League grad school and as professional engineer don't even come close. I wrote quite a bit in the process: https://alanjayteaching.wordpress.com/?order=asc https://alanjayteaching.wordpress.com/?order=asc