VERY INTERESTING !!!!

If your child doesn’t do his/her work, and/or they don’t pay attention in class, they aren’t going to get an A (or B…or C, quite possibly) in the class. That is not the teacher giving a grade… that’s the child EARNING the grade. Also, if you are concerned about your child’s schoolwork, contact the teacher more than a week before the end of the grading period. High school teachers have upwards of 150 – 180 students per day at an average public school.

Winey teachers have it made and don’t know it.Snow days, summers off, spring break.Get a REAL JOB!

No group in the world is as whiney as teachers. We need to stop letting dumb people get into college and become education majors.

After reading Wakeup and Nunta’s comments I had to chime in.
Snow days or Hurricane days or any other unexpected days are generally going to be made up.Teachers have summers off because thet is how the school year is set up. Teachers don’t get paid for that time. They get their checks spread out over a 12 month cycle to enable them to pay their bills in the summer. They have already earned that money. It is kind of like equal billing from your electric utility.

Look around you at work and tell me if you would like your pay or your job tied to the dumbest people you work with. You didn’t hire them. You can’t fire them. You just lose pay if they are poor performers. Now take a look at the kids you see. Would you want your job or pay tied to that?

this one is SO true. more and more are becoming unmindful

Wow! How incredibly lazy can these people be. Those of you who are serving decaf coffee and lying that it’s regular coffee need to do your homework, decaf anything contains chemicals such as formaldehyde (this is used to preserve us when we die), Methonol, Ethanol,  Ethyl Acetate to name some, unless you are serving decaf that was done by the Europeans ( they dont use chemicals ) you should stop. Serve what people are asking  & paying for. If your boss tells you to do this, then he may be lying to you about some stuff too.  All decaf conatins caffene at least 5%.  Most owners/managers do this because they are cheap not so much the servers fault. But these chemicals can cause some health issues,especially in women. Do some searches. And just wash the pot, it’s just 1 pot oh my gosh.

51k a year.  Are you sure it is a year?  I figure its closer to 9 months, 270 days.  Minus 72 weekend days, minus 12 to 15 fed and local holidays, 6 to 10 NEOTA days.  At least 4 sick days. And a 6 hour work day, excluding lunch.  So teachers are actually working about 6 months, 180 working days for 51K.  They don’t pay into social security or medicare nor do they pay into their retirement. That That comes out to 47+ dollars an hour. 

Teachers Suck

Teachers Suck

and thats not enough, ignoramous

 Really? I would like to know a teacher that works *only* 6 hours a day and does nothing on the weekends for their job, let alone in the summer (planning, cleaning their rooms, teaching summer school, coaching, etc.)  I would also like to know where this 51K number comes from, because I certainly don’t get paid that much!

I love my job. I work in a private school in an urban area, where parents send us their kids because they don’t want their kids in a public school with metal detectors, not because they are “too good” for public school. I don’t get paid anywhere near 51K, I’m technically self-employed (I pay my own SS), and I don’t get most of the holidays that the local public schools get. I’m fine with those things for the most part, I knew I wouldn’t be wealthy as a teacher. But what really irks me when people try to reduce a teacher’s schedule to a bare minimum. Grow up, and hope that your kids don’t encounter a bare minimum teacher.

 Really? I would like to know a teacher that works *only* 6 hours a day and does nothing on the weekends for their job, let alone in the summer (planning, cleaning their rooms, teaching summer school, coaching, etc.)  I would also like to know where this 51K number comes from, because I certainly don’t get paid that much!

I love my job. I work in a private school in an urban area, where parents send us their kids because they don’t want their kids in a public school with metal detectors, not because they are “too good” for public school. I don’t get paid anywhere near 51K, I’m technically self-employed (I pay my own SS), and I don’t get most of the holidays that the local public schools get. I’m fine with those things for the most part, I knew I wouldn’t be wealthy as a teacher. But what really irks me when people try to reduce a teacher’s schedule to a bare minimum. Grow up, and hope that your kids don’t encounter a bare minimum teacher.

You Suck BlueFrog!!  It’s YOU what we called the UNGRATEFUL Ugh people!!  Shame shame shame…. . tsk tsk tsk….

You Suck BlueFrog!!  It’s YOU what we called the UNGRATEFUL Ugh people!!  Shame shame shame…. . tsk tsk tsk….

Most teachers don’t make 51 K and if they do, they’ve been a teacher for a long time.  Most beginning teachers are lucky to make 32 K.

Most teachers don’t make 51 K and if they do, they’ve been a teacher for a long time.  Most beginning teachers are lucky to make 32 K.

Most teachers don’t make 51 K and if they do, they’ve been a teacher for a long time.  Most beginning teachers are lucky to make 32 K.

As a student I want to say teachers don’t get paid enough. I’m 14 I respect my teachers and I kind of feel bad for them because they have to deal with students all day, I don’t like the fact that people act like the school day is 6 hours long because it’s closer to 8 and teachers often have to come in early and stay late plus grading papers in their own time. Teachers have a hard and very important job because without them there would be no doctors, politicians, plumbers, or office workers so if you don’t have something nice to say don’t say anything at all

You are a moron. No teacher gets paid for holidays. There are no such thing as vacation days like in other jobs. Teachers are forced to not work on those days. I would love to work the days between Christmas and New Year’s Day so I can take that time another time of the year, but I am not allowed to. I have to take holidays when travel is most expensive. What is a NEOTA day? Who says teachers do not pay into social security? If that’s the case, I’m owed a whole lot of dough. Teachers don’t get overtime pay for all the extra work they are expected to do. They do the work because it’s expected of them. The work they do cannot be measured–and you couldn’t afford to pay them for every hour they put in outside of the “contracted school day.”

Please post something when you actually have a clue.

As a teacher…all I have to say is this:
COME IN AND DO MY JOB FOR A DAY, AND SEE IF YOU THINK I MAKE TOO MUCH.
Feel free to come in and deal with student’s crazy parents, their talking back, their “emotional issues”, make sure you follow their IEPs, their 504s *TO THE LETTER* and discuss with them –individually but not privately, because we wouldn’t want to embarrass them and we also don’t want a lawsuit!–their lack of motivation, their excuses, their *PARENTS* excuses for them, their lack of completed homework, their lack of respect for teachers and other students, their attitudes, their lack of manners, their lack of grammar and–please don’t forget their lack of communication skills. “Give me that” is a perfectly acceptable way to ask for something, right?
Don’t forget having to deal with the current trend toward making *everything* the teacher’s fault, being told you failed a kid because you didn’t like them, students going home and telling half-truths and skewed conversations about what was taught in class, being told your standards are too high and then being told their not high enough, having to plan out what you want the little_ _ _ to accomplish every single day…
THEN going home with stacks of papers to grade, not being able to pay attention to your own kids because you’re busy CYA (covering your a$$) because you have kids who write essays about murder and killing (and despite the fact that you’ve contacted their parents, they don’t want to see that they’re raising a little monster or get the child any help because -gasp- that would be like admitting they’re NOT ACTUALLY PARENTING THEIR KID AND LEAVING IT UP TO SOMEONE– ANYONE — ELSE) and you have to contact your principal, the guidance office, the ESE office if the kid is “special” and the kids parents –making sure to CC yourself that way you have proof that you did everything you were supposed to do.
Also, when we’re switching out jobs for the day–so you can see how easy mine is, don’t forget the goal!– please make sure to come in on one of the days I come in early and/or stay late for parent teacher meetings, or conferences. (Or Open House, or Meet the Teacher Night, or when I’m sponsoring an after school club or activity or sport.)
I mean, come on…. Johnny’s mom is *just too busy* to pay attention to the emails, phone calls, notes and weekly website/grade updates and SHE needs to know *RIGHT NOW* why her little baby is failing *I MEAN, RIGHT THIS MINUTE!* (two weeks after the quarter ended) and how I — oh, wait! I mean YOU, since YOU’RE the teacher–plan to help Johnny achieve and become a winner.
Let’s not discuss that Johnny’s up till 3 am every night playing “Call of Duty” instead of writing his history paper and as a consequence can’t stay awake in class and failed the paper– OF COURSE that’s the teacher’s fault (YOU today, Sucker). I mean, really! Is it reasonable to expect the kid to stay awake ALL DAY LONG –AND– KNOW HOW TO WRITE?  That’s just crazy talk, there. 
Oh, and please!…You mustn’t forget, you have to TEACH all of them something too, Johnny included. NONE of them can be left behind, you know.
You have 150 spread out over six hours, best of luck!
Ooooh, and you’re not getting a raise this year…budget cuts and all…sorry about that.
Um, but hey…we’re still getting all of those supplies and things you (THE TEACHER) normally buy for the class, right? I mean, I know they’re expensive and all but we really need them!

As a teacher…

I pay 12% of my paycheck toward my retirement.
I teach high school English and arrive at work at 6:45 am.  I leave most days between 5 and 6 pm. I have a 25 minute lunch. I then go home, eat dinner, and then grade papers and prepare for the next day from 7:30-10pm. 
I do school work every sunday from about 1 pm until 9pm.
I often need to chaperone dances and other student activities for no pay on Friday or Saturday nights from 7pm-11pm.
I have been teaching for 13 years, so I’m not simply a new teacher who is just figuring out how to do the job well.
You do the math.

More like 35 others in elementary or 160 others in high school

We need more students like you in class.

Amen…

Amen…

Amen…

Actually in the midwest that is anywhere from $5000 to $13,000 too high!!!! Teaching is a calling for each teacher.

This is VERY true! Flowers are also a nice gesture. :)

I shared this link to my friends who are teachers. I hope they print it out and show it to their students’ parents.

Thank you for the information. I was not aware of this.  Will stop drinking decaf coffee and stick to a light tea or chocolate milk. 

oh just shut up MrCalculator! and thats so far off if u ran to Mars u still wouldn’t get it

oh just shut up MrCalculator! and thats so far off if u ran to Mars u still wouldn’t get it

oh just shut up MrCalculator! and thats so far off if u ran to Mars u still wouldn’t get it

bluefrog is an idiot!!!!!!!!!!

You forgot to mention the students who go to Google, copy and paste and expect an A..when they don’t get that, the parents blame you for not telling their child that plagiarism is an automatic F, even though it is clearly stated in your school’s academic honor code.

Wow, it’s ironic. you sure do complain a lot about parents that complain a lot.

I’m a business major. My good friend is an education major. I study non-stop during finals week. She talks about how easy it is in her major. Maybe you do work hard for your little pay but based on what I have seen, you didn’t put in much work when you were in school either. Kind of ironic.

And to all the teachers who complain about athletes and their million dollar salaries, they put in a lot if work… The professionals sacrificed all their time as a child, put in countless hours of practice, and very much self-discipline and sacrifice as a teenager. And there are very few who actually make millions when you consider all those who attempt to be professional. So yea, they do deserve their million dollar salaries, they worked very hard for them at one point in their life.

Stating pay on KY is 37k with increases every year. My mom was teaching 10 years and making 60k. 

I am so tired of feminist teachers bashing standardized tests. These tests are the ONLY way for a teacher to find out how much information a child is retaining from their teaching. The real reason they want to do away with standardized tests is that they keep on demonstrating that men are smarter then women. and they are trying to get rid of sports because they are a constant reminder that boys are phsically stronger than girls. Both thing show that men are superior to women. So they want to get rid of them so that they will be better able to cram the lie of feminism down their throats! Feminists give it up! Stop trying to get rid of all evidence of male superiority. You cannot do it.

I am so tired of feminist teachers bashing standardized tests. These tests are the ONLY way for a teacher to find out how much information a child is retaining from their teaching. The real reason they want to do away with standardized tests is that they keep on demonstrating that men are smarter then women. and they are trying to get rid of sports because they are a constant reminder that boys are phsically stronger than girls. Both thing show that men are superior to women. So they want to get rid of them so that they will be better able to cram the lie of feminism down their throats! Feminists give it up! Stop trying to get rid of all evidence of male superiority. You cannot do it.

Lol I like the picture of the Bully, he looks like he has to take a sh*t, and the kid he’s Bullying has a “What the f*ck man?” Look.

Being a 17 year old student at my high school, I think it is unfair that a teacher is expected to teach 40+ students and have them all behave, be mature, and pay attention. On top of that most of the teachers at my school teach 2 to 3 different subjects and have full scheduals. I can’t say how grateful I am for the kind teachers I have. I think its ridiculous however how parents expect a teacher to teacher their child or teenager everything including common sense and manners; they arn’t the childs or teenagers guardians! Teachers have enough on their plate especially in California where the schools hands out pink slips like candy, its absurd! In reality many kids are ungrateful because their parents never taught them proper manners or because of some bad childhood experience where they lost respect for adults. Lastly childhood behavior is just going to continue to get worse with the internet, TV, games/technology, and oblivious parents. So thank you teachers for helping us students out. Even if your students don’t say it I will, I appreciate your work. I hope you guys keep it up for the sake of the future. :)

Ok fine men are physically stronger thats a given. However not all female teachers are sexist. I myself am very athletic (I play soccer and lacrosse) and smart because I try and achieve my goals. Some men are not the best. Some women arn’t the best either. That doesn’t mean that male teachers arn’t sexist either. I hope you explore both sides of the arguement before you just lump all female teachers together. Also standardized testing is for keeping records on a persons academic success. If a boy or girl do bad on it, it is their fault (unless something is happening to their family life or something else). If a boy or girl do great on a test more power to them! :) I think its ridiculous that people are sexist. I believe you are only as good as you make yourself. But it is becoming more of trend in the past years that women are doing just as well on tests as men. I sorry if you have a bias teacher but I hope you try to not lump everyone together. Thanks :)

I’m a teacher and I agree with this list completely!

If a teacher could “dribble the ball” that well, they probably wouldn’t be working in a $51,000 job.

If a teacher could “dribble the ball” that well, they probably wouldn’t be working in a $51,000 job.

Rules? Honor Code? Consequences? People still believe in that stuff? I thought the world had forgotten that those things actually work. No wonder we are where we are today…….
Preach it Sistah!

Are there really any mysteries in this list? Do you think parents are going to be that enlightened? You do realize we all have jobs with issues, right? 

Are there really any mysteries in this list? Do you think parents are going to be that enlightened? You do realize we all have jobs with issues, right? 

Yeah……we’ve ALL got issues……

Oh, that’s smart.

Making millions for “dribbling the ball” is like winning the lottery……we’d all do it if it were that easy.

I feel sorry for the poor woman who has to come home to you at the end of the day and I hope you never have a chance to poison any daughters or granddaughters.
You’re going to die alone.  ….or with a bunch of your disgusting guy friends :-(

….or with the sons who admire you and whose wives have long left them

I was the worst student, i was a good kid with a golden heart but as a studenet -shudders-
i was a wrestling captain on a state level team so i basicly expected to pass my math classes
and my history teachers always hated me because i would sleep through class and still get the highest test and quiz scores in the class

my teachers never cut me any slack and made me work for my grade, and you know what? i thank god that they did
i loved my teachers back in highschool, they deserve alot more than they get, trust me i know, they put up with me after all, and made the hard working college law student i am today

I was the worst student, i was a good kid with a golden heart but as a studenet -shudders-
i was a wrestling captain on a state level team so i basicly expected to pass my math classes
and my history teachers always hated me because i would sleep through class and still get the highest test and quiz scores in the class

my teachers never cut me any slack and made me work for my grade, and you know what? i thank god that they did
i loved my teachers back in highschool, they deserve alot more than they get, trust me i know, they put up with me after all, and made the hard working college law student i am today

Not all teachers go to school for education. Ive had teachers who have majored in chemistry (tough), biology,history,and all types of other majors.

Professional athletes may have put in a lot of work, but the ones who get to school for it…not so much. I’ve seen so many athletes get to make up test late, hand in homework late, as well as even skip out on taking state testing! BUT get full rides scholarships to state universities. Of course there are some who are well rounded and do well in high school as well. All in all i don’t think the quote was meant to be as broad as it was stated.

As a teacher for 33 years, I would like to address your misleading statements.  Teachers most certainly do pay into social security and medicare.  Deductions are made from my paycheck for federal and state taxes, social security, medicare, unemployment insurance, family leave, life insurance. medical insurance and pension.  I pay 6.5% of my salary towards my pension. I also pay an additional amount towards my 401(k) because the state of  NJ borrowed money from the teacher’s pension fund years ago and has not fully returned the funds.  The pension program is severely underfunded by the state, not the employees. As a state employee, I do not receive disability insurance, so I must purchase the insurance separately.  That is another 2.5%.  I have NEVER worked a 6 hour day, always worked weekends and I rarely take a full 30 minute lunch.  Most days I eat lunch at my desk while I am grading my students papers or making plans.  You sound quite angry.  If teaching sounds so appealing to you, I would suggest you enroll in an education program, take a loan out for $100K and study hard for 4 years.  Then, after you have taught for at least 10 years, and only then, will have the right to judge a teacher’s day.  Also, I would advise you to proof read your work before submitting it! 

As a teacher for 33 years, I would like to address your misleading statements.  Teachers most certainly do pay into social security and medicare.  Deductions are made from my paycheck for federal and state taxes, social security, medicare, unemployment insurance, family leave, life insurance. medical insurance and pension.  I pay 6.5% of my salary towards my pension. I also pay an additional amount towards my 401(k) because the state of  NJ borrowed money from the teacher’s pension fund years ago and has not fully returned the funds.  The pension program is severely underfunded by the state, not the employees. As a state employee, I do not receive disability insurance, so I must purchase the insurance separately.  That is another 2.5%.  I have NEVER worked a 6 hour day, always worked weekends and I rarely take a full 30 minute lunch.  Most days I eat lunch at my desk while I am grading my students papers or making plans.  You sound quite angry.  If teaching sounds so appealing to you, I would suggest you enroll in an education program, take a loan out for $100K and study hard for 4 years.  Then, after you have taught for at least 10 years, and only then, will have the right to judge a teacher’s day.  Also, I would advise you to proof read your work before submitting it! 

my son may not be the best student, but i teach him manners and respect.his grades have improved and he works hard-to me that is most important.oh, and i love him very much!!! respect to all teachers out there-i appreciate your work

Teachers may only have 180 actual class days, but the idea that they work only six hours a day is ludicrous.  Where I live in California, most teachers start the work day at about 7:30 a.m. and leave school at about 4:30 p.m.  The lessons they teach do not plan themselves, the papers do not correct themselves. There are also meetings with parents and time needed to help a youngster who is in distress.

 Then there are weekend days — most teachers must put in several hours of time on Saturday and Sunday just to get even close to getting all the work done.  Teachers also attend meetings, work on their time to get more training, and often spend a good deal of their own money to supplement the meager supplies they are allotted by their districts to run their classrooms. And they say the love teaching.

When I retired from teaching (after 40 years on the job) I was putting in at least 60 hours a week.  I had 30 students, and was responsible for every aspect of their learning.  I truly loved working with kids, and still volunteer in the local schools.  I know how many hours the teachers are really working, how hard the job is, and how much it does for the children to get extra help.

It upsets and offends me that so many groups of people are criticized and called lazy by others who have no real idea of what their real work load is like, teachers, cops, nurses, etc. — and others as well.  What we see from the outside is just that: a view from the outside.  I applaud all people who are working to make others’ lives better.  They are working harder than you know.

what fed holidays do you get off? I don’t get off for all of those…some yes, but not all (although that’s usually good when I do have to go in b/c there’s no traffic which means I get more time at school to do work)
And we do too pay into those things…ever hear of taxes?
We work more like 8-9 months (we’ll use 8 in our figures..)  During that time, any GOOD teacher is planning, making lesson materials, cleaning/organizing the room/materials, reviewing data taken throughout the day (on the fly I might add, while attending to other kids)

Wow!  That’s awesome – I’ve been teaching for 21 years and have finally made it to the 45K mark.  Woo Hoo!!!!!  Also, I’ve finally accrued enough to retire – for half a year. sigh.

awww i used to give my teachers mugs with a stuffed bunny in them and chocolates i didnt think they wouldnt appreciate it.

You have inferiority issues.

I think they do.  Not everything on this list reflects what all teachers think.

I think they do.  Not everything on this list reflects what all teachers think.

as a parent of  yet to be high school student I thank you for your dedication to your career!

The comment about “dribbling a ball…” is just dumb. If I am one of the 300 best at anything in the country, I’d bet I’d make that kind of money and I don’t begrudge it at all.  There are millions of teachers — I am one of them.

A lot is being said about teachers’ hours, in and out of class. I know, I agree: I taught English for 30 years. It’s a 6 day, 9 hour a day job from September to July. You do the math.

I would,  however, not mind at all if my district asked me to come in 5- 10 days early to prepare for the year with a very small increase to cover that. I’d be a slightly better teacher if my posters were up, my files done, my quizzes already run off, a great many meetings we need (and some are helpful) taken care of. In fact, teaching without the kids there always feels almost like a day off. That’s because….

One element not yet mentioned, it seems, is the stress and tension of simply managing a group of kids (in my case, teenagers) for 4-5 hours a day (and then using prep time AS prep time — not very many coffee breaks in teaching from my experience.) Heck, a salesman has a presentation at 10 and spends the whole morning in “prep time.” A roomful of students staring at you: not everyone working in a cubicle (as hard as they  might work) can handle that. A roomful of kids looking bored and sulky, or misbehaving in a more serious way, can be intimidating. Engaging them is thrilling — but not easy, and just as hard to sustain. I could and did, but I was darn tired by 2 : 30. And, BTW, I’d come in at 7:00, as nurses or anyone on a 7-3 shift does, not 8 or 9, as the private sector does.

That isn’t irony. Hypocrisy, perhaps, but not irony. Perhaps if you had studied harder, you would know the difference.

Just more whines…

It is said,’when you meet the teacher, you meet the future of the country.’ But in Elk Grove (EGUSD), the teachers are ruining the future of the kids by giving wrong math teachins, with the full support of board members. It is for your kind information that a learned teacher employed by the Elk Grove Unified School District, Ms. Deirde O’Reillyof Calvine High School, 8333 Vintage Park Drive, Sacramento Ca 95829 (916 689 7502) under the supervision of  learned Principal Joseph Airoso, is giving wrong math teachings to handicapped students (copy attached for ready reference). Due to their disability, these handicapped students have to accept whatever wrong they are being taught. This fact was brought to the knowledge of the Elk Grove Unified School District (916 686 7797).
 
In the established opinion the media is the eyes and ears of the public and plays an important role to high light such blunders to notice of management, when normal procedures fail. In the attached document I have high lighted the mistakes and provided corrections to the best of my knowledge.
 
Sincerely
Madan Lal Gupta
9532 Heinlein Way
Sacramento, Ca 95829
(916 688 8229)
Before 12 & after 4 PM
 
 

It is said,’when you meet the teacher, you meet the future of the country.’ But in Elk Grove (EGUSD), the teachers are ruining the future of the kids by giving wrong math teachins, with the full support of board members. It is for your kind information that a learned teacher employed by the Elk Grove Unified School District, Ms. Deirde O’Reillyof Calvine High School, 8333 Vintage Park Drive, Sacramento Ca 95829 (916 689 7502) under the supervision of  learned Principal Joseph Airoso, is giving wrong math teachings to handicapped students (copy attached for ready reference). Due to their disability, these handicapped students have to accept whatever wrong they are being taught. This fact was brought to the knowledge of the Elk Grove Unified School District (916 686 7797).
 
In the established opinion the media is the eyes and ears of the public and plays an important role to high light such blunders to notice of management, when normal procedures fail. In the attached document I have high lighted the mistakes and provided corrections to the best of my knowledge.
 
Sincerely
Madan Lal Gupta
9532 Heinlein Way
Sacramento, Ca 95829
(916 688 8229)
Before 12 & after 4 PM
 
 

It is said,’when you meet the teacher, you meet the future of the country.’ But in Elk Grove (EGUSD), the teachers are ruining the future of the kids by giving wrong math teachins, with the full support of board members. It is for your kind information that a learned teacher employed by the Elk Grove Unified School District, Ms. Deirde O’Reillyof Calvine High School, 8333 Vintage Park Drive, Sacramento Ca 95829 (916 689 7502) under the supervision of  learned Principal Joseph Airoso, is giving wrong math teachings to handicapped students (copy attached for ready reference). Due to their disability, these handicapped students have to accept whatever wrong they are being taught. This fact was brought to the knowledge of the Elk Grove Unified School District (916 686 7797).
 
In the established opinion the media is the eyes and ears of the public and plays an important role to high light such blunders to notice of management, when normal procedures fail. In the attached document I have high lighted the mistakes and provided corrections to the best of my knowledge.
 
Sincerely
Madan Lal Gupta
9532 Heinlein Way
Sacramento, Ca 95829
(916 688 8229)
Before 12 & after 4 PM
 
 

It is said,’when you meet the teacher, you meet the future of the country.’ But in Elk Grove (EGUSD), the teachers are ruining the future of the kids by giving wrong math teachins, with the full support of board members. It is for your kind information that a learned teacher employed by the Elk Grove Unified School District, Ms. Deirde O’Reillyof Calvine High School, 8333 Vintage Park Drive, Sacramento Ca 95829 (916 689 7502) under the supervision of  learned Principal Joseph Airoso, is giving wrong math teachings to handicapped students (copy attached for ready reference). Due to their disability, these handicapped students have to accept whatever wrong they are being taught. This fact was brought to the knowledge of the Elk Grove Unified School District (916 686 7797).
 
In the established opinion the media is the eyes and ears of the public and plays an important role to high light such blunders to notice of management, when normal procedures fail. In the attached document I have high lighted the mistakes and provided corrections to the best of my knowledge.
 
Sincerely
Madan Lal Gupta
9532 Heinlein Way
Sacramento, Ca 95829
(916 688 8229)
Before 12 & after 4 PM
 
 

SOOOOOOOOO TRUE!

For all the complaints that a teacher can have about a student or a parent, teachers are not infallible and believe me, there is enough blame and probably a list longer than 13 items that parents can complain about.
Everyone has accountability. Many teachers forget they have any.

For all the complaints that a teacher can have about a student or a parent, teachers are not infallible and believe me, there is enough blame and probably a list longer than 13 items that parents can complain about.
Everyone has accountability. Many teachers forget they have any.

Bluefrog144047, you are truly clueless. As a public school teacher, I work no less than 70 hrs a week, and so does every other teacher with whom I work.  We do it for love of the students, and the work- which I bring home every night AND weekend. Never heard of a NEOTA day.  Those federal holidays are more like 6! We all work through lunch, sometimes waiting a few hours before having 5 minutes to take a bathroom break! And your comment should have stated that we get *paid* for 6 hrs a day (no overtime there, mate). We don’t pay in for social security because we are not eligible to receive it, at least not in my state. However, I did in every job I worked leading up to my teaching job and won’t get it back. Also, the salary you quoted is fiction. I certainly don’t make that! What I do make is spread over 12 months. It’s just enough to survive on. I’m so glad I have my joy in my work and don’t rely on small minds such as yours to get me through. By the way, just curious, does your job require an advanced degree and for you to pay for it? Guessing probably not! It’s time people started disseminating the truth from people who have absolutely NO idea of what they are writing about. Wow!

So do people who lie and continue to spread those lies. The teachers who read your comments calmly replied and you can’t handle it. Resorting to sad name calling, huh? Should have paid attention to some of your teachers, mate. You may have learned something!

No one forces you to go into teaching…? did they?

OKAY…. That was quite interesting

THIS WAS THE LEAST HELPFUL ARTICLE SINCE MITT ROMNEY.

boo friggin whooooo

boo friggin whooooo

“Kids dish on your secrets all the time” – So true! You would not BELIEVE the things my 2nd graders tell me! Of course knowing my students I promise I only believe about half of it :)

The students dishing your secrets thing is SO TRUE! You wouldn’t believe the things my 2nd graders tell me! Of course they are 2nd graders so I promise I only believe about half of it ;)

Wow I really hope you are not a teacher!!!

Wow I really hope you are not a teacher!!!

UNTRUE MY CHILDS TEACHER WONT MISS OUT A DETAIL SHE IS A GENIUS 

51K? try 30K, that’s average around here. 51K after 15 years of experience plus doctorate, perhaps. Teachers are chronically underfunded and underpaid which is why I now work in IT, not education.

3 things all teaches
should know

1. I’m sure if you
had the athletic ability to make 20 million for dribbling a ball you would, but
you don’t.

2. Don’t look a gift
horse in the mouth, if someone is kind enough to give you a gift take it and
shut your trap. I don’t get gifts in my profession as most people don’t. Better
yet at the beginning of the school year maybe send home a letter telling
parents no gift is necessary you do get Paid.

3. If you don’t like
making 50 K a year while only working 9 months then go out and get another job.
it seems to me most teachers hate what they do. If you hate it don’t do
it or stop complaining about it.

Ummm…. that’s totally untrue.  And, for the record, when exactly do you think teachers (I am a high school English teacher, BTW) plan units and lessons, grade papers, write college recommendation letters, work one on one with students who struggle…?  Must be on my 1 hour lunch, right?  

12 to 15 Federal holidays?  (Not sure what NEOTA days are– if it’s professional development or conference days I apologize to you for communicating with parents or working to better my practice.)  

I’m sure you get vacation and sick days too.  

I do so pay into my retirement.  And I just checked my pay stub.  Guess how much money is taken out of my check for Social Security and Medicare…?  It’s not nothing…

If you know nothing about education and exactly how a teacher spends her or his day or pays into the system, please don’t load comments like these.  

We do have accountabilty. In the UK we are inspected by the national and local education authorities. Additionally we are monitored by management. Furthermore our results are compared at a local, regional and national level. Teaching, like many professions is like an iceberg, most of our work is unseen by students and parents.

Holy hannah.  Seriously?  Your school must not be a good one.  The interns I get teach two classes for the entire year on top of taking a full load of coursework.  

I actually feel sorry for you.  You must not have done well in school or had caring teachers like the ones writing in here.  Hope you don’t pass that attitude on to your children– it will set them up for failure.

Nancy– I have SO been there.  I love how it’s always our fault when their children cheat.

Actually, standardized tests don’t reflect most learning styles.  You would know that if you knew about ed theory and practice.  Men and women do learn and think differently, that is true.  Men are better at rote learning and memorization.  Women are better at critical thinking and communication.  Multiple choice tests can’t quite measure that.  And I’m a HS AP teacher and SAT instructor, so don’t go thinking I don’t know what I’m talking about.

Men are physically stronger, yes.  That has nothing to do with getting rid of sports.  It’s probably a better idea to buy up to date textbooks than basketballs.

Actually, standardized tests don’t reflect most learning styles.  You would know that if you knew about ed theory and practice.  Men and women do learn and think differently, that is true.  Men are better at rote learning and memorization.  Women are better at critical thinking and communication.  Multiple choice tests can’t quite measure that.  And I’m a HS AP teacher and SAT instructor, so don’t go thinking I don’t know what I’m talking about.

Men are physically stronger, yes.  That has nothing to do with getting rid of sports.  It’s probably a better idea to buy up to date textbooks than basketballs.

Wow, you don’t really seem to like the kids much. You don’t think that maybe the kids sense that from you and that may influence how they behave towards you?

Wow, you don’t really seem to like the kids much. You don’t think that maybe the kids sense that from you and that may influence how they behave towards you?

Wow, you don’t really seem to like the kids much. You don’t think that maybe the kids sense that from you and that may influence how they behave towards you?

Wow, you don’t really seem to like the kids much. You don’t think that maybe the kids sense that from you and that may influence how they behave towards you?

Seriously, take your union protected farce of a part time job and shut up.

I am so sick of teachers whining about pay. $51,00 a year and 2 1/2 months off? whats that equate to, $73,000 a year, plus benefits? I make $19,000 a year, no benefits, work every weekend and I love my job, wouldn’t trade it for the world. at my job, people get more than they pay for, teachers? we have some of the most uneducated children in the world of top countries. you all should be embarrased AND get paid less. how about a pay structure that coincides with student progress, so us tax payers get what WE pay for? bunch of whining people.

If your teacher is concerned about attentional issues with your kid, it does not mean we want them medicated. It means there is a problem that is affecting school performance. Take them to the doctor and get nutritional help along with behavior modification strategies. Medication is needed for a few in order to be able to learn. If they can’t read by third grade, DO SOMETHING! Insist on testing at the school. If you as the parent insist, they have to do it. Teachers are not allowed to tell you this, why? Because it costs the district money and they get reprimanded so don’t expect the information to be forthcoming. The best we can do is suggest attentional difficulties, then it is up to you.

$51,000 a year!  That would be wonderful!  But I teach in Florida…

$51,000 a year!  That would be wonderful!  But I teach in Florida…

I’ve worked with a lot of teachers.  Most of them couldn’t put a proper sentence together in English to save their lives.  God help us all!  If the want raises, get rid of some of the administrators and spread those wages around.  I’m sick of the whining.. and yes, student behaviors and attitudes are more a reflection of the parents than anything else.

Why?  Because of the blatant honesty?