OT: US Education ( not as long!)

[brooksindy]

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From: brooksindy
Subject: Re: OT: US Education ( not as long!)
Reply To: [Yahoo! #7208] Re: OT: US Education (BEWARE--long!)
Date: 8/18/00 5:25 pm  (ET)

>I long for the day when teaching is regarded as a >respectable
profession,
>when young teachers like myself aren't regardless >as idealistic
idiots by
>classmates and friends who choose different life >paths.

Amen.

There was a science fiction story I read a few years ago about a guy who
starts at the bottom, working his way up, taking classes and competency
tests and lots of evening study as he progresses, until he stands at
the pinnacle of his profession, with the greatest responsibility and
challenge....

He started on the school board and worked his way up through principal
to be an actual teacher.

"If you can read this thank a teacher". Yes there *were* some good ones
in Kentucky - and any complaint implied in my post about the comparative
difficulties of school quality in Kentucky had less to do with teachers,
and more to do with those who control education budgets.