Today's paper had a public forum letter that corresponds a bit to my post yesterday. A young lawyer had a wedding celebration and had invited two former teachers. Apparently, they were people who had had a profound effect on this person's life. Were they professors? No, they were high school teachers. They taught history and English.
Teachers are suffering through some very difficult times right now. Class loads are big, pay is low, legislators are annoyed at losing their voucher program, many teachers have lost health care benefits, retirement incentives are eroding, parents are demanding, administrators are wimpy, mandates and assignments are expanding, and students want things easy and entertaining. Top that off with letters to editors demeaning the quality of our teachers, and one wonders why anyone should want to educate children. Oh, wait, not many do. That's why Utah started school this year with substitutes in 700 classrooms. It's no wonder.
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