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Jared Carlson, Founder of the My Teacher Program is a licensed real estate agent with Your Castle Real Estate. I've been married to a teacher since 1998 and during this time my career has gone from builder to real estate agent; both of which serve the public in different ways. I know my career and days are very different from my wife and I commend her for what she does. We have twin daughters in school so I'm exposed to even more of the educational system, specifically how teachers interact with parents. Lately, I have been hearing more and more about the situations and challenges my wife and her teacher friends are going through. Its been years since they've had a raise, budgets are being cut back, staff is slimmer, and its the old story of do more with less. They are constantly being asked to work harder and longer without the resources they need and to top it off, the class sizes continue to grow all while the student performance must remain high. It's putting HUGE amounts of pressure on the teachers! Teachers are unique in that they're not in it for the money (although that would be great), they're in it for the LOVE of it. The stories of new students coming in at different times of the year and how the teachers are able to gel them into the class and get them caught up so the kids have a sense of comfort and belonging - is triumphant! Not to mention that they learn on top of this! Its made me realize just how under-appreciated our teachers really are. But I dont have to tell you, nobody cares until its their own child that you have to teach, right? I've never seen or heard of a teacher with an easy class. |