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I believe the sooner teachers and schools rid themselves of the savior-superhero complex, the idea that teaching is some sort of sacred calling and that we are making great personal sacrifices to save humanity from its ills, the better off we’ll all be.View quoted post on X
We’re human. We all have a price tag. None of us would do this for free, so let’s be honest about that. If Alpha School offered me a blank check to come work for them, I’d take it. I’m human, too. I’m not going to pretend I occupy some superior moral ground or that I’m capable of upholding principles beyond the reach of ordinary human self-interest.
I have two young boys, and I’m responsible for providing for them. My primary responsibility in life is to give them the best future I possibly can. If I have an opportunity to do meaningful work while securing the financial future of myself and my children, of course I’m going to consider it. In fact, I’d be foolish not to. I’m not a superhero. I’m a father, and that comes first.
This is inevitable because of the 40% IEP cap per class. As a school gets a higher & higher % of kids needing ICT, they can only achieve sub-40% by adding more gen-ed kids to the class. So the ICT classes will always tend to be larger.View quoted post on X
