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Old 11-28-2016, 11:32 PM   #1
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England's Teacher Crisis

"More than 50% of teachers in England plan to quit in next two years"
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The survey, conducted by the National Union of Teachers, found 61% of those wanting to leave blamed workload and 57% desired a better work/life balance.

Two thirds of the 1,020 primary and secondary school teachers questioned felt morale in the profession had declined over the past five years.

Schools minister Nick Gibb pledged to tackle excessive workloads.

The findings of the survey are timely, because last month the five main teaching unions warned of a crisis in recruitment and retention, although the government maintains the vacancy rate has stayed stable at about 1%.

The survey, undertaken with a representative sample of teachers, also suggested many were unhappy with some of the government's plans.
◾76% said forcing schools that require improvement to become academies would damage education
◾62% said the plans for 500 new free schools would also damage education
◾54% were not confident the new baseline test for four-year-olds would provide valid information about a child's ability.
This would be serious if it comes to pass.
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Old 11-28-2016, 11:42 PM   #2
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It's tough when you get home at night and your fat and psychopathic wife thrashes you within inches of your life....
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Old 11-29-2016, 12:45 AM   #3
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And this article is already a year old.

Meanwhile, my state (Kansas) is so awful on school funding, we have school districts in neighboring Missouri trying to poach teachers.
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Old 11-29-2016, 10:36 AM   #4
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Other schools/states are always trying to poach teachers.
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Old 11-29-2016, 11:22 AM   #5
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Meanwhile, my state (Kansas) is so awful on school funding, we have school districts in neighboring Missouri trying to poach teachers.
But that is good. We cut costs. The cut taxes. So cut more spending from schools and infrastructure. Our wacko extremists told us that will make more products and jobs.

It is not just a problem in the UK or Kansas. Chris Christie got famous and popular by attacking 'overpaid' teachers. Blaming and punishing the innocent is easy when most adults only believe the first thing they are told. That makes the dumbest politicians more popular.
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Old 11-29-2016, 01:13 PM   #6
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Other schools/states are always trying to poach teachers.
But we have also had schools close early due to lack of funding...3 weeks early in the case of one district. There was also last year, where the Legislature played chicken with the State Supreme Court, which almost led to a shutdown of ALL school districts for the start of the new school year.
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Old 11-30-2016, 11:13 PM   #7
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It's tough when you get home at night and your fat and psychopathic wife thrashes you within inches of your life....
well played.
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Old 11-30-2016, 11:17 PM   #8
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And this article is already a year old.

Meanwhile, my state (Kansas) is so awful on school funding, we have school districts in neighboring Missouri trying to poach teachers.
Luxury!

I'll see your "poaching" and raise you "contempt of court".

Our state supreme court has found the entire state legislature in contempt of court for failing to produce a proper plan to equitably and adequately fund the schools in the state. The court has levied a fine of $100,000.00 per day. This decision was reached a long time ago and the accumulated debt is several million dollars by now. See McCleary Decision.

Cheaping out on paying for public education is like eating the goddamn seed corn. I hope you like that meal, cause.... might be your last one.
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Old 12-01-2016, 06:23 AM   #9
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NYS has ignored a funding court order for years.
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Old 12-01-2016, 06:58 AM   #10
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Whatever V...been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. ;-)

Not quite the same, but all the school districts were to be shut down on July 1st here in KS without a proper funding plan. The previous one was found to be unconstitutional, so the Legislature went back to the one before that.

Did I mention that moderate Republicans and Democrats gained in KS this year? And that Congressman Tim Huelskamp got primaried out?
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Old 12-01-2016, 11:42 AM   #11
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It's tough when you get home at night and your fat and psychopathic wife thrashes you within inches of your life....
Ha! ... They could install more of those giant sausage grinders, to lighten the workload.
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