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It's a shame teachers are held in such low esteem in U.S. society. In Asia, the teaching profession is prestigious (if not highly paid) and the students pay tea
by blisterpeanuts 5y ago
It's a shame teachers are held in such low esteem in U.S. society. In Asia, the teaching profession is prestigious (if not highly paid) and the students pay teachers a lot more respect. When I lived in Taiwan, I witnessed it: from kindergarten through university, students stand and bow when the teacher enters the classroom, and the same when he or she leaves. Of course there were terrible teachers there, as well, but at least they probably enjoy higher job satisfaction than our teachers (both good and bad).
- nemo44x 5y agoAsian countries haven’t had decades of social programs advocated for by “activists” that have encouraged people to abandon the family structure and devalue personal responsibility. So we have a large part of society that is completely dysfunctional and reliant on the state to raise their child. Many people consider these people heroes even.