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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: 1) by kurenai.tsubasa on Friday April 07 2017, @07:01PM (2 children)
Nope, sorry, it's always you assholes who try to block my way or are asking me to leave until I whip out my cock. Then you shut up all sheepish like and let me go about my business.
(Score: 1) by Arik on Friday April 07 2017, @07:06PM (1 child)
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07 2017, @08:18PM
I'd have to say "advanced infiltrator-class woman suit" pretty much covers the "passable" part, yet she's being forced to use the men's room due to her lack of female genitals, by the sound of it. She has every right to fuck with peoples' heads until they start treating her like a human being instead of a walking collection of genetics and genitals.
I've been in the same situation. I just took a different tack. No need to whip it out, just embarrass the hell out of the men by giving absolutely zero clue that you're still biologically male underneath the clothes and makeup. Sooner or later they stop making you use the men's room.
Today of course, I'm full-stealth, pass fairly well, and I always use the ladies' room (even in the face of a certain state bathroom law); if someone gives me shit about it, they'll have more to worry about than what's between my legs.
(posting anonymously because too many people here and elsewhere would recognize me)