tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855119303783714392.post627612277215731684..comments2023-12-19T10:01:44.122-08:00Comments on The Premature Curmudgeon: TeachersThe Premature Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718281488739115366noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855119303783714392.post-35185325121507027832013-07-07T08:19:19.780-07:002013-07-07T08:19:19.780-07:00How did I miss this column? LOVE it!!!! As one o...How did I miss this column? LOVE it!!!! As one of the former teachers you mentioned above, THANK YOU!!!!<br /><br />I also spent my summers preparing for the following year. I spent every afternoon and evening during the working year finishing the day's work (grading papers, communicating with parents, etc.) and prepping for the following day (at least one day of each weekend was devoted to planning a prepping the following week/s). <br /><br />I gave up teaching because I wanted my own kids. I know some people can juggle kids and teaching at the same time, but given how much time I put into it (especially as a special-needs teacher who often had to create her own curricula - usually a separate one for each child), I felt that to try to do both at once would be a disservice to ALL the children involved. <br /><br />And yes, much of my paycheck went back into my classroom. Good teachers love their kids and because if we didn't use our own money, those kids' learning experiences would be greatly diminished. This country needs to get it's priorities straight. <br /><br />And your wife is a superhero and most sidekicks don't hold down their own full-time jobs as well, so you're a superhero, too.<br /><br />So there.<br /><br />And thank you.<br /><br />Again.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899053460593985943noreply@blogger.com