Teacher Rant

by mcradloffPlatteville, Wisconsin, USA

Apr 2018 537 Views 3 comments

Teacher Rant

I hate these kids
This pay I'm getting
What a joke!
There is no respect for teachers
None, zip, nada
How has it gone so bad so fast
It used to be good for teachers
A good pension after 30 years
You could retire in your mid 50's and have about 30 years of good retirement
Teach 30, retire 30, sounded great, right?
Now that has been stripped away to give it to fat cronies like Donald Trump
And don't get me started with these kids
Parents who want to be friends to their kids
Kids being raised by grandparents because their parents chose drugs instead
Kids who do things so disgusting and bullying that redefines cruelty
I should quit, but I have three things that keep me going to this tomb
June, July, and August!

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Posted: Apr 2018

About this poem:

After the school shootings on Valentine's Day, I have been researching teaching and what led to this and many other shootings in our schools. I got out in 96, as I taught and got bulldozed over by those kids every day.

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Comments (3)

studecarsayre, Oklahoma USAApr 10, 2018

Thanks for your poem on teachers - and- kids. I spent 31 years in classrooms, and though I do miss it at times, I could never do it again, I would be fired or shot the first day because, regardless of my Major, my primary subject is DISCIPLINE. That's a no-no now days. studecar

mcradloffOPPlatteville, Wisconsin USAApr 14, 2018

godsprincess, thanks for your comment on my poem. The cell phones have taken over a lot of relationships among the family these days.

mcradloffOPPlatteville, Wisconsin USAApr 14, 2018

studecar, thanks for your comment on my poem. I have respect for anyone in that profession, especially the ones who have been in it for as long as you have. I'll bet it's a lot harder now than it was back then.