[Anjela]

Alma, I am in my 9th year of teaching and I truly love the profession. I have taught in Maryland and now I teach our children overseas. I can honestly say that before I decided to teach overseas, I was considering another area of education. It was SO stressful and each year the children's behavior was worse! Some of them were great, but the horrible kids made classroom learning hell for the ones that were really trying to LEARN. Each year, parents cared less, and behavior showed that many had absolutely NO HOME TRAINING. The children cannot raise themselves, but in many cases so much was going on in their homes that it would make you cry to hear it. I gave money, food, time and tissues to countless children who seem to have no one else to turn to. It was not the lack of money but the lack of parent support that really started the problems. Also non-accountability: Teaching your kid that no matter what, they are right and everybody (and anybody) else to blame. I truly believe that we are going to suffer as a country because we are not paying attention to our children, and they didnt ask to be here! When I was growing up, every adult was responsible for every child. The adults worked together and raised the children, they disciplined all the children, taught respect and showed by example how to be decent caring human beings. Lord knows I miss that support! If we had it, then I am sure that many people would again embrace the thought of joining the teaching profession.

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Name : Anjela, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 30, City : k-town, State : NA Country : Germany, Occupation : teacher, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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