If you're wondering what your child's teacher is doing this post-Thanksgiving weekend...there's a good chance they are working on lesson plans and/or sprucing up the classroom. Thank you to all #teachers It's a lot of unpaid time and effort for not nearly enough pay.
@_Jessica_Shaw @educationpalmer Teachers are dramatically underpaid. - They nurture our future leaders/talent - Protect your child from harm/danger - Often do both remote & in-person teaching (2 jobs) - Tasked with teaching the future of America Definitely worth a few extra bucks.
@drgurner @_Jessica_Shaw @educationpalmer Teachers are one of the most critical inputs to any country’s future. I’ve always thought the Occam’s Razor of education would be: 1) double teacher pay 2) abolish teachers unions / empower principals to hire and fire Should lead to lots of talent coming into the profession.
@drgurner @_Jessica_Shaw @educationpalmer Teachers should be paid more for sure but the school year should also be extended. It is an anachronism and post-pandemic kids need to catch up on loat ground. Long summer breaks particularly damaging to lower income kids for lots of reasons. Summer break should be 4 weeks.