▲ 794 ▼ Trump tells DOJ to prosecute teachers who “unlawfully” support trans or nonbinary students (www.motherjones.com) submitted 2 years ago by FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/news@lemmy.world 189 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 40 points 2 years ago (2 children) I desperately hope this sentiment is shared by many across our country. I'll leave this here...from 3 days ago: Teacher asks ICE to raid his school, says many students 'don't even speak English' permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago (3 children) Thanks, I wasn't depressed enough, but that really did the trick! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) there are many more fully resisting each purge attempt. shits getting dark af right now, but dispair despair cannot be an option. get out and find community. I did a thing two days ago. stopped by one of the only houses in my neighborhood that openly opposed the trump collective before the election. let them know I (and my fam) were here if they needed anything. we shared ideas and history. face to face. in realtime. and we will be checking up on each other moving forward. edit: curnt speeeel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) dispair despair permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago That was, thankfully, a substitute teacher. Which means they don't necessarily have any education in education. Thats not to say there aren't scumbags just like them as full time employees, just noting not a regular teacher in that case. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago h2h👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Good educators are a rare and dying breed. Unfortunately probably a lot who either openly or secretly harbour similar feelings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The good ones usually quit before they get tenure. They don't get paid nearly enough for all the shit they put up with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago yeah, I know all customer facing jobs have big cons, and working fast food isn't easy by any means, but I see McDonald's hiring ads and sometimes I wonder, 25% raise and far less likely to get bit? almost tempting. I would probably still have to talk to people as if they are children. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago (3 children) Thanks, I wasn't depressed enough, but that really did the trick! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) there are many more fully resisting each purge attempt. shits getting dark af right now, but dispair despair cannot be an option. get out and find community. I did a thing two days ago. stopped by one of the only houses in my neighborhood that openly opposed the trump collective before the election. let them know I (and my fam) were here if they needed anything. we shared ideas and history. face to face. in realtime. and we will be checking up on each other moving forward. edit: curnt speeeel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) dispair despair permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago That was, thankfully, a substitute teacher. Which means they don't necessarily have any education in education. Thats not to say there aren't scumbags just like them as full time employees, just noting not a regular teacher in that case. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago h2h👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) there are many more fully resisting each purge attempt. shits getting dark af right now, but dispair despair cannot be an option. get out and find community. I did a thing two days ago. stopped by one of the only houses in my neighborhood that openly opposed the trump collective before the election. let them know I (and my fam) were here if they needed anything. we shared ideas and history. face to face. in realtime. and we will be checking up on each other moving forward. edit: curnt speeeel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) dispair despair permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) dispair despair permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago That was, thankfully, a substitute teacher. Which means they don't necessarily have any education in education. Thats not to say there aren't scumbags just like them as full time employees, just noting not a regular teacher in that case. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Good educators are a rare and dying breed. Unfortunately probably a lot who either openly or secretly harbour similar feelings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The good ones usually quit before they get tenure. They don't get paid nearly enough for all the shit they put up with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago yeah, I know all customer facing jobs have big cons, and working fast food isn't easy by any means, but I see McDonald's hiring ads and sometimes I wonder, 25% raise and far less likely to get bit? almost tempting. I would probably still have to talk to people as if they are children. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The good ones usually quit before they get tenure. They don't get paid nearly enough for all the shit they put up with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago yeah, I know all customer facing jobs have big cons, and working fast food isn't easy by any means, but I see McDonald's hiring ads and sometimes I wonder, 25% raise and far less likely to get bit? almost tempting. I would probably still have to talk to people as if they are children. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago yeah, I know all customer facing jobs have big cons, and working fast food isn't easy by any means, but I see McDonald's hiring ads and sometimes I wonder, 25% raise and far less likely to get bit? almost tempting. I would probably still have to talk to people as if they are children. permalink fedilink source parent