Dallas teachers to get a signing bonus...a handgun?

[Venus Pax]

I have taught in the Mesquite ISD for 32 years and we finally pay more than Dallas. However, even if the pay was $25,000 more in Dallas than Mesquite, I would not be caught dead teaching there. pun intended.

Joe

Joe, you're exactly right. Larger school districts often do not have a good handle on discipline.

Although I work for a large school district, my individual campus has a fairly tight leash on discipline. Despite a large number of students with a low socioeconomic status, the students have achieved recognized status with the state. I believe that if we would have allowed them too much slack, as many schools do, they would not have their current achievement levels.

[KBCraig]

Not to get too far off track, but the problem of violence and discipline in schools, not to mention outrageous taxation and regulation, really has a very simple solution.

I'll let my friends explain it more eloquently than I:

http://www.schoolandstate.org/

Kevin