A teacher quits. A husband rejoices.
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October 14, 2013
Several folks sent me links to this News & Observer piece by banker Matthew Brown on why he cheered his wife’s decision to give up teaching after seven years in the classroom. It is quickly becoming one of those pieces passed around from teacher to teacher.
Here is an excerpt, but please read the full N&O piece before commenting:
By Matthew BrownRather than having to prepare to teach a single class (which is difficult enough), a teacher is given several classes thrown into one and is expected to determine the level of each student and then to create lessons tailored to each student. While this might sound like a wonderful idea to some, the reality is that teachers have neither the time nor the resources to meet these demands. So rather than having the somewhat customized education that students used to receive when divided into classes by ability, the more-able and less-able are educated at the level of the average, so that the less-