tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644183700798263875.post8970862046108867886..comments2024-03-28T12:13:48.438-04:00Comments on Hudson Valley Geologist: Annoyances of the weekStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14397810357022541561noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644183700798263875.post-9707576333301643752010-10-21T13:43:59.312-04:002010-10-21T13:43:59.312-04:00With all due respect, I am a college teacher too, ...With all due respect, I am a college teacher too, and I think that elementary school teachers have a much tougher job than we do. <br /><br />The idea of spending 30 hours a week in a classroom with a bunch of active young kids who are NOT there by their own choice, who may have all kinds of highly challenging family backgrounds (e.g., parents in jail, on drugs, living in foster homes, etc., etc.) is not exactly a walk in the park.<br /><br />Check out this blog by an elementary school teacher who totally rocks and more than earns every penny the state pays her. She is making a difference in these children's lives:<br />http://myhaironfire.wordpress.com/Mary O'Keeffehttp://albanyareamathcircle.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com