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My opinion was pretty close to yours in my late teens/twenties but as I’ve aged and become friends with teachers, my feelings have gotten more nuanced. Those te
by hluska 6y ago
My opinion was pretty close to yours in my late teens/twenties but as I’ve aged and become friends with teachers, my feelings have gotten more nuanced. Those teachers make very little money, receive virtually no support from parents and are more often than not treated like babysitters, not educators. Complicating matters, school divisions are so poorly funded that despite all of that, they still fund many classroom activities out of their own pockets.
Give the teachers a break. Their jobs suck...
- Shared404 6y agoTo be clear, I am not blaming most teachers. I can trace many of my current skills, interests and aspirations directly to several of my teachers, most often in contexts not directly related to their core subject. There is the occasional teacher who is there to power trip, but they are by far the minority. The school system crushes teachers just as much as it does the kids. Edit: Reread my comment you replied to, if I made it sound like the teachers were mind-dead, that was absolutely not my goal. I just wanted to specify that the kids themselves were like that, and worried it might be misinterpreted as the school itself being like that.
- hluska 6y agoHey friend, thanks for writing back. Sorry that I misinterpreted what you were saying. Have a great day and thanks for this conversation!! :)
- Shared404 6y agoNo problem, it's my fault I phrased it badly. Same to you!
- hluska 6y agoNo friend, there’s no fault at all. Thanks to the way you phrased it, I got to listen to a really intelligent person explain their true feelings. That meant a lot to me and honestly, I’m more embarrassed by young me!! :)