
03-08-2005, 08:19 AM
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silly wabbits
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 209
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Yes I taught in the Rocket City. I spent 12 years teaching Social Studies. I was a chess coach, trip sponser. I spent time doing read-a-thons, generally I just threw myself in to my job. I lost my hearing about 5 years ago and I had to take disability retirement. I would give it a long hard thought before going back into the classroom. All this NCLB stuff and the overall lack of concern about education as along as they get through makes me wonder if it is worth the effort, time and energy anymore, not counting the cost.
I may be a bit old fashion but I do not see where the old school teaching was all that bad. I still believe that competition is good for the development of character and that in the real world nobody wants to hear how bad your life is..you either get the job done of don't have a job. It is a shame that teaching has been replaced with making sure that children feel good about themselves....Like I always told my students ..." If you want to feel good about yourself ..Do Your Best, follow your heart and think for yourself" If you do not then you have no one to blame except yourself."
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