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While there are many problems with public education in America my experience as a parent in a "good" school system suggest that more teachers should be pushed o

While there are many problems with public education in America my experience as a parent in a "good" school system suggest that more teachers should be pushed out of the profession than are likely to leave on their own. This is a school system where every classroom has a $20k smart board ( at time ourchased) yet less than 1 in teachers seem to know how to use them. At the same time we're constantly fed the low pay for teachers rhetoric as a prelude to increasing funding while both the median and mean incomes for teachers are well above the state averages. I do know teachers I respect which go well above and beyond the minimum for thwir students. Sadly they're the exception rather than the rule.

XorNot 4y ago
Where do you think you're going to find replacement teachers? At any point in your life, did you find yourself thinking "I should be a teacher?" and then not dismiss that thought based on pay? Have you considered that the "smart board" or whatever might simply have been a very poor classroom investment?
pragmatic 4y ago
Yes, just what every teacher needs, a wonky toy that kinda works but more likely will need an update or reboot when you actually want to use it. Is there evidence these smart boards actually add anything to the classroom? How many resources need to get diverted to manage these things, provide training, etc.