historycat95

historycat95 t1_jeavns9 wrote

Reply to comment by thisoneisnotasbad in PSA: Starbucks on Shelburne Rd in South Burlington is only unionized Starbucks in VT by willynillyslide

>> but the social commentary from people that have no idea on what they are talking about is tiring. > >Hi, first day in this sub? Welcome. It’s fun here.... don’t take any of it seriously. Most of these people are not even from Vermont.

Hahaha.

You just told someone from Maine that they shouldn't worry because most people in the sub aren't from Vermont.

Classic.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comments/1265wz5/is_yorks_wild_kingdom_bad_news/je8n7rz/

1

historycat95 t1_jad20cj wrote

Reply to School choice bills aim to deny private schools public money by casewood123

Good.

It's ridiculous that local school boards have to go to voters every year begging for funding, but then those dollars follow students to private schools which never have to win a vote.

Private schools can raise tuition if they want/need and that only affects the families involved, but public schools need a majority of the community to agree on a budget and taxes?

Seems really unfair to the local schools. And I say this as a product of private schools.

6

historycat95 t1_j8eh1h7 wrote

Reply to Vermont Public School Teachers- What Are Your Concerns? by Primary-Cap-3147

I used to be a teacher, got out 10 years ago.

I loved the time I had with the students. Every other aspect of the job was becoming ridiculous and that was a decade before now.

I'm concerned by the lack of overall respect for professional teachers.

Parents question every grade, every assignment, every interaction. These are people who have degrees in the art and science of education and parents blame teachers because they're kid didn't study.

The community questions class sizes and teacher pay when classes are over crowded and teachers can't afford a home.

Administrators keep their jobs by bowing to parents and community members so they don't back up teachers. Forcing teachers into an overwhelming bureacracy so that they can justify their existence.

Then, when teachers quit, instead of improving working conditions we throw veterans, retirees, and the unqualified into these jobs and lower licensing standards "because if you can't do, teach".

Just because you sat in a desk for 12 years of your life doesn't mean you can or should tell teachers how to do their jobs.

Respect it as a profession.

8

historycat95 t1_j8efmut wrote

Reply to comment by OkWatermelonlesson19 in Vermont Public School Teachers- What Are Your Concerns? by Primary-Cap-3147

Equating subbing and teaching is a reach.

Subs don't do parent communication, they usually don't prepare lesson plans, they don't do grading, and classroom management is easier when you don't have to go back to those same kids eveey day, every week, every month after you have to confront poor behavior.

So don't judge people who are feeling burned out when they are doing FAR more than any sub and doing it for longer.

You're saying marathon runners shouldn't complain because you did a walk in the park when you wanted to.

8

historycat95 t1_j5a287q wrote

Reply to TIL that President Theodore Roosevelt was an accomplished author by the time he was 23, writing "The Naval War of 1812", called a seminal work in the field and highly influential on the development of the modern U.S. navy by lostmyfucksinthewar

The first chapter is a bit problematic. Roosevelt describes in detail why certain races are more successful in naval warfare than others.

It was the prevailing thinking of the time.

The rest is very good.

27