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As teacher resignation letters increasingly go public -- and viral -- new research indicates teachers are not leaving solely due to low pay and retirement, but also because of what they see as a broken education system.
In a trio of studies, Michigan State University education expert Alyssa Hadley Dunn and colleagues examined the relatively new phenomenon of teachers posting their resignation letters online. Their findings, which come as many teachers are signing next year's contacts, suggest educators at all grade and experience levels are frustrated and disheartened by a nationwide focus on standardized tests, scripted curriculum and punitive teacher-evaluation systems.
Teacher turnover costs more than $2.2 billion in the U.S. each year and has been shown to decrease student achievement in the form of reading and math test scores.
"The reasons teachers are leaving the profession has little to do with the reasons most frequently touted by education reformers, such as pay or student behavior," said Dunn, assistant professor of teacher education. "Rather, teachers are leaving largely because oppressive policies and practices are affecting their working conditions and beliefs about themselves and education."
The study quoted a teacher in Boston: "I did not feel I was leaving my job. I felt then and feel now that my job left me."
(Score: 2) by Arik on Friday April 07 2017, @06:33PM (3 children)
Which is part of why I say it's a manufactured issue. It's nearly 100% feelz in terms of the mainstream discourse. It's all about manipulating emotions and stimulating feelz. The blue americans sympathize more with the gender disphoric who feelz bad about not being able to use the restroom he or she would prefer, the red americans sympathize more with the ladies that don't want their customary safe space violated like this, both sides get riled up, who profits?
"I thought we should just have unisex bathrooms"
I could cope with those personally, I have in other places with other cultures, but that would be a very hard one for the typical american to adjust to. And frankly it's not very reasonable to demand that they do.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07 2017, @08:45PM (1 child)
I've heard of some in Europe where each toilet has a closed room with a locking door, but the sinks are out in the open. I'd be alright with that, but it would make other things a little less appealing. Who wants to see a girl they're attracted to coming out of a toilet she just blasted into oblivion (or wants to be walking out of one they just rode hard and put away wet when a girl they find attractive is waiting for them to get out)?
(Score: 1) by Arik on Saturday April 08 2017, @12:55AM
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @12:48AM
Hard to adjust to? I have been thinking over the last several months that this would be precisely the solution that everyone should get behind; you just go do your business and no one else has to know what your junk looks like. Problem solved. In fact, every Starbucks I am familiar with does this already. And I have noticed that other businesses are starting to move in this direction as well. Maybe you need to get out more?