Here is an excellent post from Jennie, the equally excellent teacher!
Times have changed. Teaching has far more demands than it used to. Required paperwork, overcrowded classes, and lack of support begins to take its toll. At first it all seems manageable. That fire of wanting to teach keeps the motor running. Then bit by bit, as demands and expectations increase, it becomes more difficult to keep the fire burning. The love becomes lost.
Teachers are quitting.
Children have changed, too. Their lives have less (or little) room for play. Most of their waking hours are structured – from school to sports to after school activities. Oh, and then the homework. Frankly, homework in the early grades should be reading. Period.
Children are often coming to school feeling everything from anger to being overwhelmed. They may not know why, they just know they aren’t feeling happy.
Is it any wonder that America’s children are ranked 26th in reading among the world?
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Thank you for reblogging, Charles!
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Jennie, you are very welcome.
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For a few special teachers, the joy is obvious… it is those teachers we remember all of our lives!
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Yes, they have made an indelible and wonderful impact on our lives!
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Jennie is a one-of-a-kind sort of teacher!! 🙂
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Yes, she certainly is!
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a good share, thanks! 👍
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You are very welcome.
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Thank you!
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