When I was growing up, my early-grade teachers taught because couldn’t find a man to marry. With one exception, all the women were elderly and “single.”
The vast majority of teachers learn early on to live simple and mildly frugal lifestyles in line with their low professional wages. They also learn to invest the little extra they get out of each paycheck in growing wealth towards retirement. Their accumulated wealth by that time is rather impressive compared to most other professions. This proves the adage that the goal of an education is the continuance of learning throughout life. Because of my investments I actually enjoy luxuries and travels that I could not afford when still a teacher.
Teachers don’t make kids “smarter”. They may expose them to information, and teach them some of the rules about participating in a civilized society. Hopefully, they also help students develop their own critical thinking skills, so that they aren’t seduced by false syllogisms or conspiracy theories.
and then there are those way too many students barely “graduating” with early elementary grade level reading and arithmetic skills and critical thinking skills that are convinced they are college material and fully justified to irresponsibly take on student loan debt to be defaulted on and then paid for by others and back to where they started, wearing floaties in the kiddie pool of life…
cowboy27 3 months ago
I love the matching shirts.
Botulism Bob 3 months ago
Mike should realize that some teachers love their job no matter how much money they make. That’s the mark of a true educator.
HarryLime 3 months ago
When I was growing up, my early-grade teachers taught because couldn’t find a man to marry. With one exception, all the women were elderly and “single.”
NRHAWK Premium Member 3 months ago
The vast majority of teachers learn early on to live simple and mildly frugal lifestyles in line with their low professional wages. They also learn to invest the little extra they get out of each paycheck in growing wealth towards retirement. Their accumulated wealth by that time is rather impressive compared to most other professions. This proves the adage that the goal of an education is the continuance of learning throughout life. Because of my investments I actually enjoy luxuries and travels that I could not afford when still a teacher.
Jody H. Premium Member 3 months ago
Teachers don’t make kids “smarter”. They may expose them to information, and teach them some of the rules about participating in a civilized society. Hopefully, they also help students develop their own critical thinking skills, so that they aren’t seduced by false syllogisms or conspiracy theories.
Will E. Makeit Premium Member 3 months ago
and then there are those way too many students barely “graduating” with early elementary grade level reading and arithmetic skills and critical thinking skills that are convinced they are college material and fully justified to irresponsibly take on student loan debt to be defaulted on and then paid for by others and back to where they started, wearing floaties in the kiddie pool of life…
cuzinron47 3 months ago
And how would you grade your teaching skills considering your students never make it to the next grade.