About to fight a teacher……

I don't know. I saw COPS as a motivational show for a long time. On my worst day I could watch it and think "Well, at least that's not me.:.

 

I think the value proposition that could be provided by a private institution not having to compete with "free & public" education and attempting to pursue a target market that currently doesn't exist, would be far superior, especially considering the other services, such as food and after school programs/care that I'm sure would be a part of the equation.

 

Are we doing away with public schools completely?

 

As we currently know them (gov/taxpayer funded)? Hell yea. Wouldn't be viable otherwise.

 

How do you handle the kids who can't afford private school?

Transportation?

 

If you're spending 1/3 of the year at home scratching your nuts with full Healthcare benefits, yes I'd say thats very reasonable.

Both of my wife's parents are retired teachers. Their pension nets 120k yearly.....with full Healthcare+optical+dental. You have any idea on the economics required to support that ?

Teachers are in the top 5 on the millionaires list

 

I'm not sure if you understand just how much money is extorted and pissed through to fund public education

 

I've spent the last the last 4 months at home scratching my nuts and it's everything that it's cracked up to be. In fact, it's actually better. Glorious, glorious nut scratching, I'm doing it right now because I can.

 

Not sure I can answer this very well without getting political but I'll try. In short:

1. If there's a market at a price point, someone will figure out how to capitalize on it. Even the poorest people usually have cars. Where there's a need, there's a market if you simply let it happen
2. Encouraging dependency encourages dependency - as long as nobody has to afford tuition, nobody will

To be clear, I have no doubt that a fully privatized education system, managed & regulated correctly (deliberately leaving this part vague as that's where it gets political), would service 98% of the population.

 

Millionaire ain't what it used to be.

If you are not able to get to a million plus net worth by 60, it's your own fault.

 

i had a dad show up to fight me one day - walked with his kid and friends to school saying how he was going to do it etc. he got to my room and was waiting for me - thankfully (for him), another teacher saw him and directed him to the office (as you are not allowed on school property without checking in etc) - where he waited until i got to work a few min later. i got called into the office with no idea why - he was sitting there and then looked at me (first time he ever saw me) - i think he immediately was grateful he didnt get to follow through on his attempt. his tone wasnt so cocky anymore - i am not your usual elem teacher, lol.
he had the police called on him and he was removed and banned from school property. i asked the police - so if he shows up again, can i defend myself with risking my job. he said absolutely! good to know! lol.

 

The Holiday Inn Expresspertise is strong…

 

not a hard job? so easy that most quit within a couple years - yeah - that easy! so easy that after getting a degree etc - they still quit. 44% quit within 5 years. its not hard to get the education - well, no harder than any other 4 year degree, plus (where i am from) 2yrs education degree and usually, a 2yr masters - usually taken while working full time. what do you consider hard? 3 degrees ?

 

You are either stupid or ignorant. Either is OK, as we always say in the education business, Every student can learn.

So you resent your parents' ability to have worked for a comfortable retirement!!! Of course I have an idea about the economics, I am retired from education with a pension and benefits. I am not a millionaire.
1/3 of the year is 4 months and I don't know any teachers that have that short of a yearly contact. None of the teachers I know spend the time between the end of one year and the start of the next sitting around scratching their nuts. They use that time for things like continuing education, lesson planning, working another job, getting things done around their homes that they haven't had time to do during the school year because of little things like grading assignments, making parent contacts, attending extra-curriculars and attending parent conferences and school board meetings.

So, are your parents smart? Were they good teachers? Were they good parents? Are you adopted?

 

You may be a teacher but apparently you have reading issues and missed the word "wife's"

And no I'm not jealous at all. I'm living just fine.

I see a system that will only become more problematic and more expensive, and it'll drag everyone in the public along in the process.

 

I stand corrected on that, but the rest of my post was pretty good, however, I will give a retraction about the parents part since she didn't make a stupid post about her parents' retirement. I guess that just leaves ignorance or stupidity of an undetermined cause.

 

I had access to hundreds of thousands of school salary records. In GA, senior teachers were in the 80ks. A JROTC teacher I noticed made 118. Principals in the 130-160.

In Florida salaries were a solid 20% lower.

 

Private schools near me are 28k to 40k per year.

And oddly enough some people send their kids to private K through 8 then to public 9-12 due to public offering the International Baccalaureate which no local private schools offer.