I've been a teacher for 14 years. I've taught in 3 states - ages 1 to 80 - elementary/middle/high schools, and a college. I'm appalled and heartbroken by what I'm seeing:
-Schools overrun by students due to a total lack of disciplinary action
-Required online learning programs that implement "motivational" video games despite the fact that many students are addicted to video games
-50% of 5th-grade classroom students without the capacity to attend to a teacher for more than 30 seconds
-Young students deciding the fate of teachers with illegitimate "grievances"
-Textbooks entirely focused on one-sided agenda - viewpoints on gender identity, immigration, the definition of race, systemic racism, white privilege, the English language, history, and capitalism
-Professional development pushing agenda like intersectionality, unconscious bias, gender bias, privilege, and microaggression
-Initiatives that overcorrect antiracism and promote racism toward whites
-Content that bashes conservative beliefs/leaders without providing reasoning behind views
-Staff wages and disciplinary action dependent on race
Janine Schmitz
North side
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