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by vanusa 1591 days ago
Maybe you were ungrateful.

I am extremely grateful for the talents of several of my public school teachers (and until they were downsized) counselors.

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> Maybe you were ungrateful

That wasn't really necessary? Your point is taken and some of us are indeed grateful (and I don't doubt GP is or was), but I think we're in the minority. And it seems a general thing in Western societies? There's a lot of teacher bashing in France too, and also a difficulty to find ones. The pay, the teaching conditions, the permanent bashing and ridiculing by the elites, the ruling class, and any class really...

I mean, when your secretary of education tells teachers during the first covid lockdown, most of them fighting to keep classes running, to go help pick strawberries instead. Err... When you can't even fund 5 kn95 masks (to be reused) for every teacher and you relax all covid constraints because the economy is grinding to a halt. 15 euros... Not even that. Even my company pays for 2 daily kn95 masks and I'm not exposed to kids.

That wasn't really necessary?

Perhaps not. I guess what I'm trying to say is:

Yes, it's a woefully underappreciated and underpaid job. But unlike what must of us fully-hatched adults do with our lives - I do feel that (good) teachers are in fact doing something very valuable and important, and ultimately, at least some of their students will appreciate their efforts long after the fact.

This opinion and appreciation for teachers you hold could be held by the OP as well, you know?

What OP is saying is that most people don't appreciate teachers, and aren't greatful for them, not that THEY (OP) don't appreciate teachers.

I did not express myself well. And now it has gone down on my permanent record.

Had I only listened to my teachers more, when it still mattered.