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In reply to the discussion: Teaching ate me alive [View all]patrice
(47,992 posts)29. A poverty factor: The casinos are also responsible for a significant amount of bankruptcy and
all of the family trouble associated with problem gamblers.
My deceased brother-in-law was a bankruptcy attorney; he had a phenomenal case-load from gamblers.
Relative to the total number of households, it's probably just a fraction, but a very significant one for the depth and breadth of the damage done. All of which affects schools in every way.
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I have a wonderful nephew. Great kid but I couldn't see him as a teacher. But you couldn't
southernyankeebelle
Sep 2012
#3
I don't think most people realize what we deal with on a regular basis.
knitter4democracy
Sep 2012
#4
No, they don't. My second year I was stabbed with a pencil and bit the first month
DonRedwood
Sep 2012
#35
It ate my husband up too, which is a shame because he was so good at it.
GreenPartyVoter
Sep 2012
#6
No teacher has EVER said that--we've been begging for supplies, heat, time, books
DonRedwood
Sep 2012
#37
I know nurses. Similar pressure for fewer experienced nurses, increasing patient
patrice
Sep 2012
#30
A poverty factor: The casinos are also responsible for a significant amount of bankruptcy and
patrice
Sep 2012
#29
Mike made an extremely good living out of that situation, but I am proud to say he also
patrice
Sep 2012
#38
"The money people created this problem. It's stupid to pay any attention at all to their proposed
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#22
"Improve our failing schools" was the mantra for the last 10+ years. Now, they're being
lindysalsagal
Sep 2012
#19
I once deposed a teacher who had filed for workers comp in California
aint_no_life_nowhere
Sep 2012
#24
At the alternative high school where I taught, that would never have been allowed.
knitter4democracy
Sep 2012
#42