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27 sats \ 5 replies \ @SimpleStacker 16 Feb \ parent \ on: Is the school system failing today’s students? AskSN
That's awesome. Did he ever talk to you about some of the challenges and struggles, as well as success stories, from his teaching career?
Teaching has a lot of highs and lows. You can really make a huge difference in some students' lives, but the attitude of others just makes you weep for humanity.
He has so many really intense stories. The conditions some of those kids were living in are hard to even think about.
One of his best students was a girl who was the primary caretaker for about half a dozen younger siblings. Despite that, she managed to still compete in our local middle school math contests and participate in athletics.
Even second hand, it was an intense glimpse into the extremes of humanity.: people triumphing over impossible circumstances, as well as people sinking lower than you could imagine.
Edit: Most of his complaints are about administrators obstructing his team's efforts to help kids.
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I could tell you stories of how my wife grew up that would curl your toes. She lived in a trailer with no plumbing and an extension cord for electricity. Her mom's boyfriend was abusive. It's almost cliché
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It's very confronting for someone like me who has been very fortunate to have had a fairly easy go of it.
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I didn't have too bad of a time either. I was a little poor for a while but not too long
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Same here, but being poor in a stable home environment is worlds different than being poor in an abusive one.
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