tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836584065506164163.post8826132794891881021..comments2023-04-24T23:09:57.655-04:00Comments on All Things Education: A DCPS Teacher ResignsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836584065506164163.post-50812068863321060662014-07-09T17:31:11.588-04:002014-07-09T17:31:11.588-04:00a wonderfully written response to DCPS's exiti...a wonderfully written response to DCPS's exiting question. Wonder if they even pay the responses any attention? Weeks after retiring I anxiously check the mail to see if there would be any response, well you guessed it, not one word. As I pondered on how to answer this question, I couldn't have come up with a more comprehensive answer as Olivia did. as I read her response it was as if I dictated this response to her.I too was a ward 8 teacher for all of my teaching career. I loved teaching. I was committed to my children, parents and their community. I had to deal with so many issues that my children came to school with that directly impacted their learning. I wont repeat what has already been said I will just simply say thank you Olivia for explaining so completely why we left sooner than we wanted and with much regret. Thank You Olivia.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836584065506164163.post-48439180775787551762014-06-29T15:43:09.844-04:002014-06-29T15:43:09.844-04:00This is simply incredible. I love the, for lack o...This is simply incredible. I love the, for lack of a better word, "balls" it took to write something like this. I recently left teaching at the high school level to pursue teaching at the collegiate level. While I absolutely love my job, I have seen the problems that are in K-12 education filter up into higher ed. I've seen my graduate professors have to analyze the amount of hours students are spending reading, writing, etc. and justifying it to the powers that be. I've experienced what it's like to be severely under paid and over worked. For these reasons, among many more, I too am considering leaving education. Thank you for the saddening yet inspiring post!<br /><br />Mackenzie<br /><br /><i><b><a href="http://brownbagacademics.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Brownbag Academics</a></b></i>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925732213808179771noreply@blogger.com