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Why would anyone want to be a teacher ?

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A 6-year-old who shot his teacher told another educator he wanted to light her on fire and watch her die, according to a report.

Last month, the troubled boy nearly made good on his apparent murderous impulses, shooting first grader teacher Abigail Zwerner at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News., Va., officials have said. Zwerner survived.

Zwerner and other Richneck teachers said they had shared their fears about the child’s grave behavior with administrators, only to have their concerns downplayed or ignored, The Washington Post reported.

Zwerner had asked for support with the boy, and expressed concerns about his behavior, teachers wrote in online messages to Newport News Superintendent George Parker III.
The child, who was known to throw furniture and other objects in the classroom, once wrote a note to a teacher in which he told her hated her, wanted to set her on fire to kill her, the teachers union told The Washington Post. When she brought the disturbing letter to school administrators, they told her to drop it, according to the teacher.

Newport News schools Superintendent George Parker III said officials at the school received a tip that the boy had a gun on the day of the shooting and searched his backpack, but did not find a weapon.
 
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A 6-year-old who shot his teacher told another educator he wanted to light her on fire and watch her die, according to a report.

Last month, the troubled boy nearly made good on his apparent murderous impulses, shooting first grader teacher Abigail Zwerner at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News., Va., officials have said. Zwerner survived.

Zwerner and other Richneck teachers said they had shared their fears about the child’s grave behavior with administrators, only to have their concerns downplayed or ignored, The Washington Post reported.

Zwerner had asked for support with the boy, and expressed concerns about his behavior, teachers wrote in online messages to Newport News Superintendent George Parker III.
The child, who was known to throw furniture and other objects in the classroom, once wrote a note to a teacher in which he told her hated her, wanted to set her on fire to kill her, the teachers union told The Washington Post. When she brought the disturbing letter to school administrators, they told her to drop it, according to the teacher.

Newport News schools Superintendent George Parker III said officials at the school received a tip that the boy had a gun on the day of the shooting and searched his backpack, but did not find a weapon.
because they can't hack it in psychology, sociology, history, or art. Teaching is a fall back for many that can't make it otherwise, and in part, because the job market avails an income.
 
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and I am not certain teaching a task like welding is comparable to talking about climate change to kindergarteners. It is harder to teach how to use a TIG and MIG welder than just to say to a receptive innocent mind, "Farting hurts others".
Lmao I get your point .
After they mislead our kids they cry that the pay is too low...
What caused the great ice age
 
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Here is a picture of the shooter......now back to the game.

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Another brain stumping question is why would anybody want to be a democrat?
they are really a failure on society and the family in America and even the world at large as Marxists and socialists create pain more so than what they relieve. Sadly socialism and democrats are not founded in love.

Hilter, Stalin, Clinton, Obama, and Biden, et al, are their examples. Their names join together in the misery they've caused. The leftists on this board applaud Stalin and Obama and the death, directly and indirectly, they both brought to the world with their ideology. Leftists love them for the pain they caused because money was gain by what they believed. Odd logic to me as they are incompatible with life and love. They hate!
 
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Another brain stumping question is why would anybody want to be a democrat?
That poor child's parents (Mother and/or Father failed him. Either by not staying together and responsibly, Lovingly, morally raising him, or being completely irresponsible by working/staying together failing to do that.

No matter how it's measured, that child was abandoned by the two folks who brought him into the world.
 
That poor child's parents (Mother and/or Father failed him. Either by not staying together and responsibly, Lovingly, morally raising him, or being completely irresponsible by working/staying together failing to do that.

No matter how it's measured, that child was abandoned by the two folks who brought him into the world.
Yes.....terrible.....but really sad.
 
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That poor child's parents (Mother and/or Father failed him. Either by not staying together and responsibly, Lovingly, morally raising him, or being completely irresponsible by working/staying together failing to do that.

No matter how it's measured, that child was abandoned by the two folks who brought him into the world.
Lol
 
Sad this child did not have a parent like you.
Parents are the problem. And my kids gave their teachers zero problems, if they did there would not be some talking to there would be some asses getting beat . It was up to my kids to adjust to the teacher not the other way around. We took education seriously. I have on kid who is an electrician, one in banking one in law school. So they are making their way in vastly different fields. So no art majors or degrees that make no sense. Again the parents are the problem not the teachers or even the students. From what I have read the teacher repeatedly told admin that this kid was a problem and she needed help. Earlier the student said he wanted to catch her on fire and watch her burn and die, and she got zero support, and got shot for her efforts. That's all you need to know about what it is to be a teacher in today's world. And you ignorant ****s that think that teaching is some fallback job should be beaten. You have people trying to teach other peoples' kids. Spending their own money and time on other peoples kids. Spending time away from their families and kids for other peoples kids. If your kid is in school you should be lucky that anyone is there to teach them
 
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Was talking about kids with a high school teacher over the weekend. Her feeling is, essentially kids younger that 11th or 12th grade are just fuc#ed. The lockdowns have done permanent damage to their ability to learn and behave. And unfortunately it's going to be a vicious cycle, because those fuc#ed up kids will grow up and have kids who will turn out just like them.

We're living in the dawn of Idiocracy.
 
Was talking about kids with a high school teacher over the weekend. Her feeling is, essentially kids younger that 11th or 12th grade are just fuc#ed. The lockdowns have done permanent damage to their ability to learn and behave. And unfortunately it's going to be a vicious cycle, because those fuc#ed up kids will grow up and have kids who will turn out just like them.

We're living in the dawn of Idiocracy.
It's really gonna suck for the kids who was home schooled or went to private school. They will be the only one's who know they are screwed.
 
Parents are the problem. And my kids gave their teachers zero problems, if they did there would not be some talking to there would be some asses getting beat . It was up to my kids to adjust to the teacher not the other way around. We took education seriously. I have on kid who is an electrician, one in banking one in law school. So they are making their way in vastly different fields. So no art majors or degrees that make no sense. Again the parents are the problem not the teachers or even the students. From what I have read the teacher repeatedly told admin that this kid was a problem and she needed help. Earlier the student said he wanted to catch her on fire and watch her burn and die, and she got zero support, and got shot for her efforts. That's all you need to know about what it is to be a teacher in today's world. And you ignorant ****s that think that teaching is some fallback job should be beaten. You have people trying to teach other peoples' kids. Spending their own money and time on other peoples kids. Spending time away from their families and kids for other peoples kids. If your kid is in school you should be lucky that anyone is there to teach them
Good comments until this; "And you ignorant ****s that think that teaching is some fallback job should be beaten."

I have NEVER posted anything like that. In fact my daughter IS a teacher and my wife did substitute regular teaching as well as teaching special ed children.

You should be more careful instead of automatically painting a broad brush with you close-minded hate.

You have made comments about non-educated people that could come back to bite you in the ass.

I said earlier that you appear to have done a good good with your kids....but I do have a question.....do you think less of your electrician child than you college degree ones?
 
Good comments until this; "And you ignorant ****s that think that teaching is some fallback job should be beaten."

I have NEVER posted anything like that. In fact my daughter IS a teacher and my wife did substitute regular teaching as well as teaching special ed children.

You should be more careful instead of automatically painting a broad brush with you close-minded hate.

You have made comments about non-educated people that could come back to bite you in the ass.

I said earlier that you appear to have done a good good with your kids....but I do have a question.....do you think less of your electrician child than you college degree ones?
From his previous comments he does. He looks down on those of us who chose a trade over a degree. Most modern day Democrats do .
 
Good comments until this; "And you ignorant ****s that think that teaching is some fallback job should be beaten."

I have NEVER posted anything like that. In fact my daughter IS a teacher and my wife did substitute regular teaching as well as teaching special ed children.

You should be more careful instead of automatically painting a broad brush with you close-minded hate.

You have made comments about non-educated people that could come back to bite you in the ass.

I said earlier that you appear to have done a good good with your kids....but I do have a question.....do you think less of your electrician child than you college degree ones?
I never ever look down on a trade job(Plumber, electrician, mechanic) Those are not just jobs they are careers.
 
From his previous comments he does. He looks down on those of us who chose a trade over a degree. Most modern day Democrats do .
You are an idiot. Never have I ever posted anything about trade jobs. Jesus what a ****ing idiot
 
because they can't hack it in psychology, sociology, history, or art. Teaching is a fall back for many that can't make it otherwise, and in part, because the job market avails an income.
I usually agree with you, but that’s so dumb it has to be called out. I know a lot of teachers. Many of them have very wealthy families. Not only could they do any number of different careers, they don't have to work at all. They teach in public schools because they want to make a difference.
 
You are an idiot. Never have I ever posted anything about trade jobs. Jesus what a ****ing idiot
And I have never posted that teaching was a fallback job....yet you tried to tie me in on that charge.
 
The decline of the teaching profession is one of the worst aspects of our cultural rot. It used to attract some of the best and brightest, but now mostly far left, blue haired, ring nose wokesters are being churned out of college with teaching degrees. Several factors involved here, with the primary being poor parenting and a system that places students rights far above the teachers welfare. Also to blame is a leftist union that is all about protecting bad teachers and couldn't care less about students. See one Randi Weingarten, an America hating, left wing, childless, lesbian who is head of the AFT.

The only solution is elimination of the Dept of Ed and return all money to states for the privatization of schools. Trump was pursuing major reforms on this which is another reason they attempted to destroy him.
 
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The decline of the teaching profession is one of the worst aspects of our cultural rot. It used to attract some of the best and brightest, but now mostly far left, blue haired, ring nose wokesters are being churned out of college with teaching degrees. Several factors involved here, with the primary being poor parenting and a system that places students rights far above the teachers welfare. Also to blame is a leftist union that is all about protecting bad teachers and couldn't care less about students. See one Randi Weingarten, an America hating, left wing, childless, lesbian who is head of the AFT.

The only solution is elimination of the Dept of Ed and return all money to states for the privatization of schools. Trump was pursuing major reforms on this which is another reason they attempted to destroy him.
You don’t need to privatize schools. You do need to return money to the states. People should be able to receive vouchers for private education. But I do agree that the DoE needs to go away.
 
You don’t need to privatize schools. You do need to return money to the states. People should be able to receive vouchers for private education. But I do agree that the DoE needs to go away.
I know teachers that are awesome educators and do so without showing there ideology. Most are getting out . I do believe if all aspects of education went back to the states and school vouchers results would change.
 
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I usually agree with you, but that’s so dumb it has to be called out. I know a lot of teachers. Many of them have very wealthy families. Not only could they do any number of different careers, they don't have to work at all. They teach in public schools because they want to make a difference.
I couldn't find the study recalled from memory that showed a number of teachers are so because they didn't complete the psychology, or any of the aforementioned programs. And of course, you know a lot of teachers whom many have wealthy families, albeit has no relationship to family wealth, at least to my comment. And I am sure many can do any number of different careers. Anyone can do a number of careers if they apply themselves. And I agree many do what they do, no matter the area, to make a difference.

I will admit I could have used a different work than "hack". Many teachers went into education because they changed their major to it from something else. I could have said it better or even with a softer word than hack, that's for sure.
 
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You are an idiot. Never have I ever posted anything about trade jobs. Jesus what a ****ing idiot
All you do is come and on here and call names or poke fun at anyone you disagree with. Ironically you never can back up what your opposition is factually to anything you mock or oppose and that's precisely why YOU get mocked in retaliation. (wimpy)

In your defense it is admirable you instilled some type of work or moral ethic into your kids to respect their teachers, discipline themselves in the classroom and strive for success. That is what most responsible parents do. In the case of this poor six year old, who makes threats to his teacher, then brings a loaded weapon into the classroom and blasts the teacher with it, I fail to understand why anyone doesn't place the ultimate blame for that on the child's parent(s) who obviously weren't as responsible as you were with your own kids?
 
I never ever look down on a trade job(Plumber, electrician, mechanic) Those are not just jobs they are careers.
Exactly! when your poop don't flush and you can't fix it, 'ya don't call a "psychologist" 'ya call a damn plumber and probably pay him 100.00 an hour! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
 
Under this administration being unemployed and living off of the government pays more than being a teacher.

Sadly, "teachers" like @sammyk are okay with this.
Sammy is like most Leftists who refuse to admit their mistake voting for what has transpired under this administration. They are so blinded by their raw hatred for Trump, they can't objectively evaluate what a disaster Biden has been by comparison.

Sad. Meantime, the country suffers from their hubris. :frown:
 
Parents are the problem. And my kids gave their teachers zero problems, if they did there would not be some talking to there would be some asses getting beat . It was up to my kids to adjust to the teacher not the other way around. We took education seriously
This! 100%. 👌
 
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