Why even bother?

Article in the Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/28/AR2008092802545.html?hpid=sec-education

Most infuriating part: Not everyone is convinced that D.C. teachers are the problem. They reason this way: All low-income neighborhoods have relatively low achievement in reading and math. All low-income neighborhoods have large numbers of children whose parents did not do well in school when they were young. Maybe these parents and their children are just not up to it.

I know no one reads this blog, but a message to people who feel this way: if that's how you REALLY FEEL, then why be a teacher in Washington, DC? Why even show up to school in the morning? If all you're expecting is your kids to finish the school year as behind as they started it, why do you even keep up the appearance of calling yourself a teacher. It disgusts me. You're not a teacher. You're a babysitter. You SHOULD be fired. It's one thing to make an effort, to believe in your kids, and still not see a result. You can ask for extra training, seek ways to make yourself better; but if you simply accept that nothing will change in your classroom then I don't know why you went to college, why you chose education, and why you complain that people want to fire you. You are lazy. What's worse than that is that you consciously sought out a place of employment where you hoped no one would notice your lack of results, and what's worse, you counted on no one caring.

I apologize for the cliche, but there's a new sheriff in town. I think Michelle Rhee should continue kicking ass and taking names because that's the only way DCPS has any hope.