And people wonder why fewer young people want to go into teaching any more, and why veteran teachers are fleeing the classroom.
(Of course, there are plenty of other reasons, too.)
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield used to joke that he got no respect.
For this punchline to work today he’d probably have to be a teacher.
Because few other professions are less appreciated.
A viral video making the rounds on social media shows South Dakota educators scrambling to pick up $1 bills in a hockey game sideshow.
This was an opportunity for them to grab a few hundred dollars to buy school supplies for their classrooms.
Can you imagine any other professional doing that?
Lawyers giving foot rubs so their clients can get an appeal. Doctors grubbing on a bathroom floor for their patients’ pain pills. Police squeezing into a cash grab booth to fund new bullet proof vests.
Nope. It would never happen because these careers are held in high esteem. And you can tell that based on their…
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