Agree ...
i also think two HUGE problems with our education system are the teachers unions and school boards. Both seem to have about 40 priorities before they even think of the kids.
Thread Replies (37)
Cute story from my classroom today (and probably why I teach....
-- HokieGator
Aug 31, 2022 at 08:28 PM ET
HokieGator
•
08/31/22 08:28 PM ET
You're a good egg, HokieGator. The world needs more folks like you.**
-- santafe
Sep 01, 2022 at 08:21 AM ET
santafe
•
09/01/22 08:21 AM ET
I wept because I had no shoes until I met a child who had no teacher.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Sep 01, 2022 at 05:30 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
•
09/01/22 05:30 AM ET
I'm the father of a 5th grader, and my opinion, based on...
-- MP4VT2004
Aug 31, 2022 at 10:12 PM ET
MP4VT2004
•
08/31/22 10:12 PM ET
Hanover County, VA for example **
-- KeithHokie89
Sep 01, 2022 at 12:17 PM ET
KeithHokie89
•
09/01/22 12:17 PM ET
We spend a ton of money on public education
-- fordham
Sep 01, 2022 at 10:51 AM ET
fordham
•
09/01/22 10:51 AM ET
That's 3rd world country kind of stuff. I've never understood why
-- ElbertoHokie
Sep 01, 2022 at 09:52 AM ET
ElbertoHokie
•
09/01/22 09:52 AM ET
That's just BS. Mom was a teacher in Virginia with no semblance of a Union
-- ElbertoHokie
Aug 31, 2022 at 10:46 PM ET
ElbertoHokie
•
08/31/22 10:46 PM ET
Unfortunately our union is hyper political. It long ago went from
-- HokieGator
Aug 31, 2022 at 10:59 PM ET
HokieGator
•
08/31/22 10:59 PM ET
In many places it is more of a cult than a union ...
-- vt90
Aug 31, 2022 at 11:05 PM ET
vt90
•
08/31/22 11:05 PM ET
It's not unions, it's school boards that are way to political. Some are
-- 7Hokie1
Aug 31, 2022 at 10:56 PM ET
7Hokie1
•
08/31/22 10:56 PM ET
At the national level, and even in many states ...
-- vt90
Aug 31, 2022 at 10:59 PM ET
vt90
•
08/31/22 10:59 PM ET
Fairfax became the black Spider-Man long ago. **
-- reconhokie
Sep 01, 2022 at 12:10 AM ET
reconhokie
•
09/01/22 12:10 AM ET
Every year my wife would have a 1st grade student she would want to
-- 7Hokie1
Aug 31, 2022 at 09:12 PM ET
7Hokie1
•
08/31/22 09:12 PM ET
We recently stopped doing foster care, but yes, there are so many kids that
-- HokieGator
Aug 31, 2022 at 10:14 PM ET
HokieGator
•
08/31/22 10:14 PM ET
Actions of your wife is what makes teachers so "special" .**
-- FLKEYSHOKIE
Aug 31, 2022 at 09:34 PM ET
FLKEYSHOKIE
•
08/31/22 09:34 PM ET
A very nice gesture on your part. I am sure she and her sister will never
-- FLKEYSHOKIE
Aug 31, 2022 at 09:05 PM ET
FLKEYSHOKIE
•
08/31/22 09:05 PM ET
Best part of that is how you got them to her
-- WestyHokie
Aug 31, 2022 at 08:53 PM ET
WestyHokie
•
08/31/22 08:53 PM ET
Dammit man, you're making me cry in front of my family.
-- MP4VT2004
Aug 31, 2022 at 08:44 PM ET
MP4VT2004
•
08/31/22 08:44 PM ET
@HokieGator truly knows the meaning of ut prosim**
-- VaTechie
Aug 31, 2022 at 09:16 PM ET
VaTechie
•
08/31/22 09:16 PM ET
yeah, but if my memory serves me right,
-- VaTechie
Sep 01, 2022 at 10:58 AM ET
VaTechie
•
09/01/22 10:58 AM ET
Correct. And we lost our in home helper a few weeks ago right after
-- HokieGator
Sep 01, 2022 at 07:54 PM ET
HokieGator
•
09/01/22 07:54 PM ET