Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mss.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!petsd!pesnta!pertec!scgvaxd!mss!jpj From: jpj@mss.UUCP (J. P. Jenal) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: XSO IQ (Really teachers...) Message-ID: <281@mss.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 16:27:26 EDT Article-I.D.: mss.281 Posted: Mon Jul 1 16:27:26 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Jul-85 04:36:35 EDT References: <1476@utah-gr.UUCP> <1560099@acf4.UUCP> <2572@randvax.UUCP> Reply-To: jpj@mss.UUCP (J. P. Jenal) Distribution: net Organization: Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena, Ca Lines: 36 Summary: In article <2572@randvax.UUCP> edhall@rand-unix.UUCP (Ed Hall) writes: > >Now, I'm not one to generalize solely from an anecdotal experience, >especially my own, but I and many people I talk to seem to have known a few >phenomenal teachers, a lot of middlin' ones, and some real turkeys. But >what is increasingly a problem is the burned-out teacher, under stress from >meddling administrations and parents and large classes of increasingly >unruly students, forced into performing duties rather than creating >challenges. Our school systems seem to be getting better and better at >creating this new kind of teacher, making bad teachers out of good ones >rather than making good ones better. Our loss; our nation's loss. > > -Ed Hall > decvax!randvax!edhall While I am not plagued with much of the meddling and bureaucracy here at Mayfield that I might expect to find at a public school, burnout is still a problem. The stress is real - and the more you try and the more you care, the easier it is to feel (at least at times) taken for granted - perhaps even taken advantage of. Solutions are not easy. Some steps include recognizing that teachers are making a sacrifice - they sacrifice their time and energy - they shouldn't have to sacrifice pay as well. Another thing that would help would be if teachers were accorded somewhat greater respect by the public. This is a difficult job - and we all remember some of the bad teachers that we had - all the more reason to give greater support to the good teachers that are out there now. Overall, I've been lucky - but not all teachers are so fortunate. Face it folks, you *NEED* us. All I'm asking is that you support us. Cheers... Jim Jenal (aka ...!scgvaxd!mss!jpj) Mayfield Senior School ( " ...!ihnp4!mss!jpj)