tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post2652961501141609910..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: The Non-White Teacher ProblemPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-91824220585441080942016-01-24T10:10:16.194-05:002016-01-24T10:10:16.194-05:00On point as usual. Many very capable females stay ...On point as usual. Many very capable females stay in teaching because their husbands have much higher salaries. My husband has always said I am his community service. In shouldn't be this way and many cant afford it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124618450615172190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-14436376063076823602016-01-23T20:21:59.503-05:002016-01-23T20:21:59.503-05:00TFA's specialty is people who are only passing...TFA's specialty is people who are only passing through the classroom on their way to their "real jobs." That's their thing. <br /><br />And I don't think that you (or I, for that matter) are a dumb schmuck for sticking it out. But some people can't. People stay and go for a variety of reasons. I try not to read any judgment about my choices into their choices.Peter Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-5344182674934937162016-01-23T19:51:43.133-05:002016-01-23T19:51:43.133-05:00It has always bothered me that I have not seen a s...It has always bothered me that I have not seen a single Black student in my AP Physics class in 17 years. I know there are capable students out there. It bothers me,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168566567751854277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-2441523314451799502016-01-23T15:06:02.019-05:002016-01-23T15:06:02.019-05:00I have some ambivalent feelings about this issue. ...I have some ambivalent feelings about this issue. On one hand, I understand that more "persons of color" are needed in schools. However, it makes me uncomfortable to read that "successful persons of color" can't "afford" to continue teaching. What does that say about the poor souls of any race or ethnicity who stay in the classroom. Am I some "dumb schmuck" because I made a commitment to the profession because it was work that I enjoyed and that I believed made a positive contribution to society? When I read one of the articles you referenced about the "Teach for America graduate" who left teaching to get a "better" job doing something else, it "sort of" annoyed me because that person had a real opportunity to help folks improve their lives and they chose to pursue the so-called "American Dream" and try to stuff as much $$$ into their pockets as they could. Sure, pay for teachers sucks, and every politician thinks they can get more $$$$ from Super Pacs by trashing teachers (Like that ignorant S.O.B. governor from NJ who made such a great sacrifice to leave his campaign in New Hampshire to come back to NJ to help us get through the Blizzard of '16), but it's honest work that helps people rather than rips them off. <br /><br />I always enjoy your blogs, but this one not so much. joeswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125062307938038020noreply@blogger.com