Plight of Great Teachers

Say you are a teacher, and not just any teacher. You are one of those special teachers who heard the news and policy debates - the educator who has experience strange supposedly passionate discipline, a tool bag full of teaching strategies and genuine interest in their students. That became a teacher because they want to make a difference, change the world, raise the bar. You love teaching, it is infinitely variable and difficult. You will spend much time in the classroom.

In beginning to claim a degree in education. You realize that obtaining a master's degree in education is despised in the world of politics that has little impact on student learning. Some classes are boring. However, some of them are really interesting and valuable, pushing to think more deeply about the work you do and increase their knowledge of the contents. Although experts state their advanced degree does not correlate with higher student achievement, moving on. You are enjoying the intellectual stimulation and - let's face it - credit derivatives is another way to increase your salary and you need the money.

The passionate about new teaching strategies and curriculum ideas. You are eager to learn.

However, his district - just replace all the computers in the last two years - has no money for professional development. To burn off two days of business, paying their own registration fee and mileage, and travel with three colleagues at a conference across the state, where - is a kind of teacher - who attend every single session and pick up a lot free stuff to get your class in a canvas bag (later given to a student as a prize for reading 25 books). The four share a hotel room $ 200, and split a pizza. The great life.

Are you willing to share new techniques with their colleagues upon their return. (The digital books to their school is murdered in the unity of Mark Twain!) But then, the State Council, in its wisdom, remove Huckleberry Finn from the ninth grade curriculum framework for talking about race is too risky for teens although it has been doing this for 10 years and get amazing feedback from students about these difficult conversations.