Teachers Liabilities, Private Lives, And Rewards

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Many topics can be discussed when thinking about teachers but the three that stand out the most in my opinion are: Teachers’ Liability, Teachers’ Private Lives, and The Rewards of Teaching. By nature of the job, teachers are always held to a higher standard and I do not think this is a mistake; in fact, I think having higher standards for teachers is a necessity. With higher standards comes more responsibility and more liability but teaching still has many rewards that should not be overlooked. I knew that being a teacher would require me to be held responsible for students’ achievement in the classroom and even for their general well being while under my care; what I did not know is that I can be held liable if two of my students get into a fight or do something careless of their own volition that results in injury for one or many students. The section in the book on teachers’ liability makes it very clear that as a teacher I am not just there to teach but I am there to be a caregiver. I am obviously held liable if I directly injure any student but in some sense I am also liable if I do not do every thing in my power to keep students out of harms way weather it is accidental injury or something more severe. It is my opinion that this amount of liability in excess of educational matters is too much. If it is my job to be an educator and to meet national standards and work long hours to make sure that my children succeed for the good of the nation then is it really fair that I can be sued and lose my job if one of my students gets hurt? I don’t believe that I am there to be a protector to all my students in every instance. I can also see the other side of this argument say from a parent’s prospective. The government requires that my child attend school and since I cannot afford a private institution I am forced to send my child to the local public
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