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Teachers shouldn't be responsible for students test scores (especially high school students who are old enough to ask questions and seek additional help). There are always students who are not going to do well, not because the teachers aren't teaching but because the students either don't want to do the work or from other outside factors.

At the college level, the teacher teaches however they choose and if the student doesn't do the work it's considered their fault for not seeking additional help. Parents don't go and complain to college professors that their adult child is doing poorly (and if they do it is in poor taste). Why can't we hold high school students to the same standards? If we are not giving them responsibility over their own grades, how are they suppose to be responsible for themselves in the future?

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My mother is a teacher and has been for years. She is a single mom (my dad passed away) and definitely doesn't get paid enough for the amount of hours she puts in. She is working all the time, from 6:30 in the morning to 5 or 6 at night and she will often come home with papers to grade. She is unhappy in her job because she works very hard (and she does a really good job- kids love her class) and feels like she does not get due respect and appreciation she deserves. She also feels that the union does not support the teachers as they should and are allowing the district to make budget cuts. She doesn't have time to have a social life and is always exhausted for family events. She can't afford to leave teaching without taking a pay cut, but she is burned out and underpaid for her work. It is really frustrating for me to see happen to her. I don't think teachers are adequately represented and given a voice. I am glad this conversation is happening.

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