A Profession and a Promotion? Why Not Both?! [On The Future of Teaching]

By Jose Vilson | March 14, 2012

A Profession and a Promotion? Why Not Both?! [On The Future of Teaching]

By Jose Vilson | March 14, 2012

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John Holland’s move back into the classroom demonstrates this almost to a tee. One might wonder why someone who has so many accomplishments and got the title of “child development specialist” would go back to a simpler title of “teacher.” People who acquire the former title often get even fancier titles, promotions, and salaries. With that comes the knowledge that they become virtually non-existent to any students in their districts. They might have set out to “help kids,” but they never interact with them. Thus, “help kids” often means staring at an Excel spreadsheet all day for only a small differential in salary.

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