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This is a link post I QUIT!!! - (Teacher hands in his resignation via Youtube)
Ignored at a school meeting a few days previously, this guy goes to the
interweb to speak his mind.
(Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Mon 17 Dec 2012, 23:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post well said

(Montyphuq, Mon 17 Dec 2012, 23:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post good teachers never seem to last long in their jobs

(I helped save b3ta! Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Mon 17 Dec 2012, 23:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post ...or become extremely cynical & start using the work "cunt" a lot.

(I helped save b3ta! Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 9:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post They have a work cunt?
Bloody cushy teachers' benefits, etc.
 (SnowyTheWereRabbit the Leporid from Hell, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 9:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post Don't you start,
/links already enough terrible internet fannies (Amadeus, Dawn, Pissflaps &c. &.c)
 (I helped save b3ta! Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 12:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post I like his accent

(I helped save b3ta! mookay immune to icons since, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 0:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post sounds like the guy from the "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" song

(I helped save b3ta! ferret -> twitter.com/syfyautocorrect <-, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 1:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post Sounds like a Maine accent
even though Providence is a little south of Maine in Rhode Island.

Maine is my favorite place on earth. The people there are the kind of folks you want to be around.

Edit: after listening a bit further it's a very polite Boston accent I think...
 (I helped save b3ta! dirtyscarab intends to live forever. So far, so good..., Tue 18 Dec 2012, 1:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post his accent is wonderful
definitely mid-atlantic, nice one picking up the slight boston bit...(it is faintly there) i am going lean towards somewhere floating between boston and cape cod... but being in education he has worked on being non location specific. (also Maine is a wonderful favourite place to have on earth) :)
 (I helped save b3ta! miss fortunate last posted ages ago, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 6:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well he did say providence, right?
So that's rhode island. Everyone gets one point.
 (augsav forgot about B3ta, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 7:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post MIss Fortunate fancies teacher!
meh meh meh mehhhh mehhhh!
 (I helped save b3ta! JamTallons, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 10:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post meh!
*throws crumpled up paper at the back of JamTallons head*
 (I helped save b3ta! miss fortunate last posted ages ago, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 11:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post I hate you!!!
(secretly fancies)
 (I helped save b3ta! JamTallons, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 13:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post Curriculum is a dirty word.

(I helped save b3ta! dirtyscarab intends to live forever. So far, so good..., Tue 18 Dec 2012, 1:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fascinating.
Finland has it right. Contrast their school day:
www.huffingtonpost.com/c-m-rubin/the-global-search-for-edu_17_b_1066527.html
 (Brian O'Blivion contains hazardous material, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 4:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post i for one
stand up and give him a round of applause.
it is shit that he had to quit... but maybe someone will see that and pay a bit of attention to the hundreds of great teachers that walk out or give up trying for the exact same reasons he just stated.
 (I helped save b3ta! miss fortunate last posted ages ago, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 6:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post This is slowly happening here in the UK
And the policy of letting the schools pay what they want/afford to teachers (ushered in by the Bullingdon Party) will destroy education in many parts of the UK. If your school doesn't get much in the way of funds then meh... crap education for little Johnny. The Bullingdon Party have just turned back clock on education, right back to where they want it.
Funny thing is, no one wanted this. There's the Government saying everyone wanted it but the teachers, unions, the schools and LEAs all said no. But hey ho, that's democracy in action...
 (SpangoTheWonderBadger is brewing beer, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 9:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post Why should there be a one size fits all salary for public sector teachers?
In nearly every other profession, if you do your job well, take on more responsibility and inspire those around you (the kids in this case), then this gets recognised and rewarded.

Why should it be the only option available to really good teachers is a job in management or going private, neither of which helps the children?

I agree with the guy in this video, good teachers need more room to teach broad skills and general knowledge (not just passing exams) and this can only happen if the government and unions get out of their (the teachers and the schools) way.
*awaits flame*
 (I helped save b3ta! OldWhit, Tue 18 Dec 2012, 13:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post Watch this space, or not.
That's what the government is pushing at the moment. If you get paid more then you should have more responsibilities. They are also looking to introduce regional pay.

Teachers get just as frustrated as everyone else when they have colleagues earning a lot more than them, with fewer responsibilities, rocking up late and leaving early. All jobs have lazy workers, teaching is no exception. Getting rid of an under performer who is sucking up the budget that could be spent on a good hardworking teacher is a very very long process.

The signs are there that the government wants to make schools operate more like the private sector with rewards for performance (whether this is measured correctly or not is another issue). The unions have different ideas.
 (Isitjustme, Wed 19 Dec 2012, 11:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post Teachers are overpaid and puffed up.
And, a great many of them have spent their whole lives in school without a dose of the real world.

I had some good teachers when I was a kid but I am genuinely perplexed at the reverence we hold for this profession.
 (I helped save b3ta! Hitler's Barber Soylent Green is high in saturated fat, Wed 19 Dec 2012, 0:34, , Reply)