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Education

Smarmie Doofus

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1. Rec. But parents are exhausted too.

Reply to Reader Rabbit (Original post)

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 01:08 PM

Sep 2012

It's an exhausting friggin' economy and an exhausting friggin' culture in which to raise a child. Or three.

All of us.... or perhaps I should say 99% of us... are *exhausted*.

But yeah... teachers are especially burnt-out. Even newbies.

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The Exhaustion of the American Teacher [View all] Reader Rabbit Sep 2012 OP

Rec. But parents are exhausted too. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2012 #1

stupid teachers have brought this on themselves in many ways.... msongs Sep 2012 #2

All of this except for the word "stupid" LWolf Sep 2012 #3

Could not have said it better. mbperrin Oct 2012 #4

It's all of those duties LWolf Oct 2012 #9

Do you really think teachers are that stupid? knitter4democracy Oct 2012 #5

Not stupid, just susceptible to emotional blackmail. Reader Rabbit Oct 2012 #6

Sure, some of that exists, but in MI, it's the job threat. knitter4democracy Oct 2012 #7

That nails it. LWolf Oct 2012 #8

It's the KIND of 'off the clock' work they want now that gets me. Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 #10

DATA!!! savebigbird Oct 2012 #11