[AAACE-NLA] High School Graduates at Levels 3-5

[AWilder106@aol.com]

I worked at a Boston middle school as a consultant--did every errand that no 
one else was doing.   The reason I'm not working there now is that my job was 
soft-funded, and the funds were cut.   I was degreed and credentialed, so 
eventually landed on my feet.

The principal of that school was heroic--a hero.   He didn't have enough 
money.   He needed after school sports prgrams, smaller classes, ways to get the 
parents to school for meetings, most parents didn't have cars.   Teachers 
bought school supplies from their own salaries, cooked and brought food for 
parents' night.   The school also needed lots better special ed training and student 
assignments, as well as social or family workers.   moneymoneymoney   A lot of 
education is crowd control.   Front doors locked against strangers, gang 
members.   I did   the paper work for disciplinary hearings--fights, knives 
sometimes.

Biggest problem which money could solve = class size.   Also better teachers 
all around, seniority a problem.

Andrea
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