More Cuts on the Way

In response to: Deal Says More Education Spending Cuts Likely in Ga. by Associated Press/ Published December 8, 2010

I don’t teach for the money. I knew when I started I would never financially be rich, but I’m rich when my students reach new heights. However, if I wanted to be a volunteer I would go to the Red Cross.

Education seems to be SOOOO important but it gets more cuts that cutting board at Olive Garden. I don’t know how this makes sense. If we want to keep our highly-effective teachers we have to pay them. We’re not asking for thousands of dollars because we realize that it’s not going to happen but one expects me to come to work, be successful, educate students, be mom, dad, counselor, friend, mentor and so much more than I have to know that I can take care of my own well-being and that of my family. That cannot happen if education continues to take cuts. Many effective teachers will be lost because we continue to raise expectations, increasing paperwork, duties and responsibilities and yet decrease pay.

I mentioned in an earlier post that parents should start to pay for public schooling, I starting to think it may happen if we continue to cut like we do. Either that or we will be back to one room schools with one teacher educating 30 students on completely different levels. The fundamentals are what Deal wants than that is what he will achieve, if we continue to cut.