I am tired of hearing that higher pay would solve the problems. More than 50 percent of our state budget goes for public education. We send children to public schools and they become homicidal or suicidal. We used to teach skills for Macdonald Douglas, now it's just for McDonalds. I want a teacher to tell me what part of this problem is his or her responsibility.
Responsibility means no excuses for failure.
I no longer want to hear about parents joining the PTA or attending school board meetings. Teachers do not want parents involved when the parents disagree with them. It would be nice to hear from teachers describing what area of public school life they are responsible for. Judging by teachers' reactions, they are not responsible for anything. I know there are good teachers out there, but their silence is adding to the problem.