Sad article about the current state of teaching in red states

[PeterB]

https://newrepublic.com/article/196744/r...s-shortage

TLDR: teachers are leaving red states in droves.

[Tiganul]

"I love the poorly educated!"

[Lemon Drop2]

The book bans are so stupid and pointless. A handful of bigoted, uptight control freaks are dictating for an entire state what materials can be placed in school libraries.  Then heaven help the teacher who refers to these books, some of which are considered literary classics.

I have a t-shirt that says "Read Banned Books."  Gets a lot of smiles.

K-12 teachers need our support more than ever so if you know one, be sure to thank her.

[Speedy]

Thanks for the link to the article.  I sent it to my son who is a public high school teacher in Texas.

[cbelt3]

It is of course deliberate, coupled with imposing fascist rules rewriting history, imposing religion, and replacing public education with religious instruction.

Slaves don’t need no education.

[Spock]

The book bans are so stupid and pointless. A handful of bigoted, uptight control freaks are dictating for an entire state what materials can be placed in school libraries.  Then heaven help the teacher who refers to these books, some of which are considered literary classics.

I have a t-shirt that says "Read Banned Books."  Gets a lot of smiles.

K-12 teachers need our support more than ever so if you know one, be sure to thank her.

I also have a "Read Banned Books" t-shirt and wear it with pride.

[Numo2]

The book bans are so stupid and pointless. A handful of bigoted, uptight control freaks are dictating for an entire state what materials can be placed in school libraries.  Then heaven help the teacher who refers to these books, some of which are considered literary classics.

I have a t-shirt that says "Read Banned Books."  Gets a lot of smiles.

K-12 teachers need our support more than ever so if you know one, be sure to thank her.

Her? - Former teacher of the male persuasion. : )

[Lemon Drop2]

78% of k-12 teachers in the US are women.
I make no apologies for "her."
We are doing the heavy lifting for children. Men need to step up.