Education

anything done, and that includes dealing with incessant interruptions - announcements, fire drills, bad weather drills, lockdown practice, requests to see a counselor, principal, librarian, bookkeeper, cafeteria manager, coach or other classroom teacher, walkthroughs by campus administrators, student teachers, administration supervisors from downtown, power outages, pep rallies, in-classroom arrests for outstanding warrants, possession of drugs or weapons, assault in a previous period, or for excessive absences and tardies, called meetings of the department, of the entire faculty, of members of the CIT, PLC, and a million other initials, former students wanting to visit, outside speakers, recruiters, bus drivers, and parents.

Yes, "content" changes frequently, and that is why we have source materials. If "learning" meant memorizing the Most Important Facts About Biology in 2012, that would be easy. Dealing with the time when some or all of those "facts" are NOT any more is where education begins, as well as socialization in general, learning cooperative work habits that employers desire, and a whole host of other NON-content skills.

And yes, for some reason, the male-dominated stockbroker profession, male-dominated hedge fund manager position, and a nearly infinite array of other male-dominated professions are all exempt from examination and critique. As a member of the 10% minority MALE teaching population, I get funny looks from people who are sure that the only reason a male would want to teach is because he's a pedophile.

So thank you for your post and agreement that we should not waste our time on the cannot-be-changed outlooks of those who are our sworn enemies. Sometimes it feels a bit like the Alamo.