tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post8950335871216183432..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: Trailer for New Film on TeachersJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-10024608161779627182008-06-21T13:22:00.000-04:002008-06-21T13:22:00.000-04:00Teaching is a calling. It takes a certain type of...Teaching is a calling. It takes a certain type of person to throw themselves into every day with very little tangible benefits to take away. The pay isn't that great , the summer off is quickly dwindling, and our culture doesn't place much value on the profession. I've spent some time in the business world as well in addition to working in schools and I don't think the grass is greener on the other side. The difference is everyone who went to school believes themselves to be an expert at school. Just ask someone. That makes it even more demanding. Good people make it work every day.Charlie Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335346223868916197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-41562212991344067772008-06-16T10:04:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:04:00.000-04:00thanks for sharing this Jim. What a profound yet s...thanks for sharing this Jim. What a profound yet so familiar image of the teaching profession. I see in the young girl so much of me when I was young and first starting out in teaching. She also reminds me so much of my daughter who is starting out in the same profession and is TIRED already. Sadly life hasn't changed for so many of our teachers. But I don't want to end on a sad note After all I hope we wouldn't be doing this thing called teaching if we didn't feel it was a calling and an opportunity to make a difference to a kid's life in some little way every day.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12172810188258446551noreply@blogger.com