school

I recently returned to the work force, albeit part time, and find
myself no longer volunteering at my children's school as I had in the
past. So when it was brought to my attention recently that feces and
urine were not making it into the toilet at school but were being
wiped and or spread about the restrooms my children used I was
appalled! What is the school doing about this? No much. They are
unable to. They do not have enough volunteers and or teacher's aides
to monitor bathroom trips.

I find this interesting in the light of all the 'teacher fallout' that
we have been hearing in the news lately. Is it normal behavior to hang
out in the bathroom? Yes. But is it normal to play with your feces or
urine? No! Where were the teachers? Well, they were in the classroom
with the other 31 students trying to teach. They have to trust that
children, some as young as 4 and 5, can go to the restroom unaided.

Not only can they not monitor all the children at one time but they
have to trust that the children's parents , God forbid, actually
taught them manners and good behaviors. What? But that's what we pay
them to do right? I mean they have our children all day. The teachers
should be responsible for teaching them math, science, reading,
writing, civics, social studies, art, music, physical education and
how to properly behave in society all in the course of the day. And
let's not forget they aren't just teaching one child but rather 32.
That's the classroom average at our school.

I don't know about you, but I have three children of my own, and I
find it daunting to teach them all of those things. I secretly pray
that they say please and thank you to their friend's parents on their
own accord! I simply cannot fathom why we entrust our youth to a
select group of individuals, who must according to our state continue
pursuing a higher education at their own cost, and not think that they
are worth the benefits and pay that their unions try to negotiate for
them.

Why is it that we can continue to vote in politicians who will receive
either their current wages or a stipend of them for the remainder of
their lives but question the minimal pay that teacher's receive. Think
of the amount you would have to receive to clean up a child who is
covered in feces or urine in your classroom because they simply went
to use the public restroom, then decide if we pay teacher's enough.