It is easy to say "If you don't like your job, find a different one", but realistically, no matter what you do for a living, you will probably take a pay cut when you change careers. Luckily, I went from the military into teaching and immediately started earning more money. I can honestly say that most of the dissatisf...more

Where is this 8 to 5 teaching job? I'd like to apply for it.

Psych 101: Pay does not increase job satisfaction or happiness. I have been a teacher for nearly 20 years and have always found the pay to be adequate. Unhappiness in teaching comes from a nation of people who are not qualified to do our job, continually telling us how we are doing it wrong, while not having a clue how...more

For all of you teachers out there who are blindly accepting this article at face value, I say be careful. You just may get everything you ask for. Some states will pull your licence whether you are aquitted or not because you "gave the public impression that you were guilty". For you parents who can do a better job te...more

It would seem, that as usual. there is more sensationalism than research in this article. I have had autistic children in my classroom and the majority of them want only that they are treated consistently, and be protected from continual changes. They learn mathematics fairly easily because the rules stay the same and ...more

Clothes are a very small part of the overall effectiveness of a school. Whatever the school policies are, they must be supported by staff, administration, parents and students. Without the buy-in of all concerned, the institution will be ineffective at best.   If there is one thing that could drastically improve pub...more

Typical of our legal system, isn't it? If you have money and/or a name, the rules can be bent for you, but if you are poor, forget it. You end up being a guest of the state for a disproportionate amount of time.  Just try to get one of Paris Hilton's lawyers to represent you if you have a net worth of less than ten mil...more