We all spent the majority of our childhood in a classroom where a teacher would stand in front of the classroom and inform us with invaluable knowledge and education. Those lessons that were taught were carried with us into middle school, high school, college and eventually passed down to our children and their children. Not only are these teachers our educators and leaders, they are also the backbone of our nation’s brain and intelligence. In a world where we need to be educated in order to attend to college and receive a job afterwards, we all need to lean on our teachers who educate us with their knowledge and expertise. In today’s society however, the amount of respect these teachers should be receiving are declining at a fast pace. Not only is their respect falling, so is their income. So why is this happening to our education system? Why does society belittle hard working teachers and disregard them? And is there any way to stop this catastrophe? …show more content…
They shouldn’t have to be underpaid and their reputation as a lower-end job should be reconsidered. They shouldn’t be shut down by others because it’s a ‘pink collared’ job, discriminating gender roles as well. Our government and society need to realize that their actions against teacher’s actions affect the money that goes into educator’s pockets. Although the government does provide some services to our nation’s teachers, it is clearly not enough to gain the attention teachers deserve. The services educators provide for our nation and for our youth should not be taken advantage of and depreciated. The government does care about our education system- yet it doesn’t seem like they aren’t as concerned about the people who are actually executing the hard work. We should work harder to make teaching grow, just like every profession. As it grows, society needs to come to a realization that teaching is a respectable job that many people cherish to
One day you are eating your school lunch and someone yells out that your food is fake. Would you believe them or continue eating? Well the shocking truth is most likely your food is fake. Your school lunch has lower quality criteria then most fast food restaurants. From chicken nuggets to pizza is this food safe to consume. Most schools have fast food stops in the building because of the reduce price meals. But do you still believe the bread stuck between your teeth is real?
Teachers and theorists have played a huge role through out history. There are those that have dedicated their lives to learning and investing in tools and strategies to help children succeed and grow with their development. There are those that have created schools, programs and set standards for teachers that are even used in todays school systems. This gives teachers the opportunity to adapt to any personality and give that child the best care and education they deserve. With that being said, there is a lot of weight that can be on a teachers shoulders but people may often overlook these very important people. The pay may not be the best in this particular field, but that is not the reason they do what they do. This specific group loves children and love what they do. The reward for them is seeing that child succeed no matter how young or small they may be. These amazing folks are sometimes even labeled heroes for the impact they can really do in a young persons life. They are changing peoples lives with the investment they make everyday. With teachers investing in children's lives in the beginning with programs like Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, America will have and has seen brilliant and successful people.
Joel Myrick, a former assistant principle in Mississippi says “Teachers have to teach, and that’s what they should be doing,” (Proulx). Teachers should be teaching are children, but that is not all they should be doing. Teachers should be role models to our children. They should provide protection to our children if needed, but only if they are willing to. There is a bigger picture on what they are really protecting. They are protecting our futures. Our future doctors, lawyers, and blue collar workers. And it is not just our children they would be protecting. They would also be protecting themselves and other staff. I think any civilized person would do the right thing and if protecting those around them is the right thing to do then so be
High school teachers’ average salary varies across the world. The United States is said to be one of the richest countries in the world, yet our teachers are being paid one of the lowest amounts. The Education Intelligence Agency, author of the article “Ohio Teacher Overcomes Union’s Tolerance” published an International Teacher Salary Report ranking the fifty states by “how much the average salary exceeded per capita personal income.” According to the Education Intelligence Agency Ohio’s percentage rate is only fifty- five point one percent. According to the Education Intelligence Agency the lowest state percentage is in South Dakota at twenty- three point six percent and the highest state percentage is Alaska at one hundred and one point five percent. Teachers are a very important part of our society. Teachers’ jobs consist of more than just sitting behind a desk for nine months and having paid summers off. There are many extra tasks that teachers have that most people don not consider. Teachers in public schools work hard for a low salary and should be more appreciated; public school teachers shape the world’s young people, serve as role models, and work long hours.
Harris and Klebold specified that they had targets by shouting in the library, “Get up! All athletes stand up,” and “Anybody with a white hat [part of the uniform of the athletes] or a sports emblem on it is dead. Today is your day to die.” When nobody stood up, the boys stated “fine, then I’ll just start shooting" as they began to fire their shotguns. When a fellow peer asked “Why are you doing this?” the boys responded “We’ve always wanted to do this. This is payback. We’ve dreamed of doing this for four years. This is for all the shit you put us through. This is what you deserve.” this message seems to been directed at the whole school. When Harris asked asking student Bree Pasquale if she wanted to die as she pleads for her life he replies
Education has been a hot topic in every political campaign, top news headline, and teacher’s first thought when they head to their classroom to teach America’s future. The education system is the most vulnerable aspect of a nation. It is the building block for creating successful individuals who dare to dream of changing the world and have the power of doing things people only dream of. A country is only as strong as the weakest link and for America it’s the uneducated. For as long as anyone can remember there has been one thing that the majority of the news headlines, workers strikes, and state questions have revolved around, education reform. Three highly educated authors provide three common overlapping issues that harshly impact the education system in the United States. In the article “Why the United States is destroying
Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience that I should be the next class President The 16th president Abraham Lincoln once said "Character is like a tree and reputation is like a Shadow. The shadow is what we think of it, the tree is the real thing."
It is about that time for families to start sending their children to school. The first thing that crosses their mind is “I hope my child gets the best education I can give them.” These parents want their children to excel in their math classes, pass that test in science class, and they want them to be the best they can be. These families want the teacher to give their child the best education that they can offer. So what if the best way that teachers could give the best education to that child was to have a class size reduction? What if the smaller the class, the more that child could achieve? That teacher would be able to focus on any
When I reached into my mailbox and pulled out the November 3rd issue of Time Magazine my usual delight quickly vanished. ROTTEN APPLES. IT’S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIRE A BAD TEACHER. SOME TECH MILLIONAIRES MAY HAVE FOUND A WAY TO CHANGE THAT. Aside from taking this sensationalized, narrow-in-scope, attack on teachers personally, I was dumbfounded by the subtitle. Tech millionaires will solve our nation’s problem of bad teachers…wealthy one-percenters will control societal perspectives of the nation’s education system by putting a spotlight on teachers so major issues like poverty and racism will go unnoticed.
There is no more critical role in our current society than that of a teacher’s. Teachers help shape the minds of the future. Tomorrow 's engineers, scientists, politicians, and educators are all greatly influenced by today 's Instructors. Without teachers society would not be anywhere near where it is now, and only a select few would have access to learning. Sadly however important teachers are in human civilization, they are still drastically understated, unrecognized and under paid. Although some people may argue that performance pay is good, performance/merit pay is bad because it will result in teachers doing much less personalizing of the curriculum, and spending that time doing only what things need to teach in order to keep their student’s
All in all, teachers need to be viewed as professionals and not as simply pay babysitters because most do care about the students. Teachers tolerate the low wages, long hours and repetitive disrespect because they desired to place attention on student success. Teachers should not enter that career for the money, but for the devotion they will place on the students. Luckily there are ways to make teachers more valuable in society. Teachers should be given the right equipment to teach the subject that corresponds to them, the two-year skill evaluation should be more precise and by surprise, so no one knows. Also, students should be allowed to evaluate the teachers to provide feedback. Also, teachers should be aware of the surrounding cultures. In conclusion, teachers should motivate students to reach levels they themselves never thought they could attain.
I want to teach because I want to help my students create the foundation of their lives in mathematics and as individuals. As a future teacher of mathematics, I fear that students are becoming more and more hostile towards math. It bothers me because math is very important to learn conceptually and is a skill that will teach you multiple life skills. Mathematics is a life lesson when taught correctly. It teaches students good work ethic, integrity, humility, and discipline. These are all qualities that will help my students grow as individuals and as learners throughout their entire lives. I want to teach my students to love math because it is a skill that will help them grow. I think Rafe Esquith said it
Being a teacher is a noble cause, though it also seems to be the dream of idiots and morons. It is a job where you work constantly and are always told what to teach. You are expected to teach to a standardized test. It is a job path that only the bravest take. The people who claim that those who can’t do teach, know nothing about teaching or how hard it is to teach. Especially high school students who have no desire to learn. Children in their last required chapter in their education. Their young pubescent minds focused more on the opposite sex over their grades. How do you teach such a difficult age group? How do you keep them engaged? Especially with a subject that so many find boring and tedious, English and English literature.
Everyday a child is born and everyday a new student starts school somewhere across the world. There are millions of schools and learning facilities being built all over, but that cannot be said the same for teachers. So many people complain that teachers are not paid enough and they are they have the most under paid out there. Some have said that some teachers complain that yes, they are underpaid, do not like their jobs as well as there are some that are set in their own ways and do not care too much for kids. Then you can only ask, why teach, why waste the time and the energy to go to school, study and then pretend to want to teach kids, when they really don’t. Although technology plays an extremely big part in our lives, should it be acceptable
Education is one of the most important aspects of our society. By educating Americas youth we are molding the minds who are going to run and find new solutions to the problems are country faces today and for the future. However education, in general, is facing some serious problems. One of the most important aspects in running anything, including a school, is finances. If a school does not have adequate funding, the students will not be able to learn and grow to achieve their goals. The problem schools across the country and in particular Ohio is facing is, what is the best way to fund public school? There are many aspects that go into the funding of school but the question is being raised, do we need to change the way we go about funding our