Thinking about this whole 'merit' and the 'greedy, lazy teacher' bit. According to a @OCT_OEEO report from 2018, almost 1/5 of accredited teachers drop out of the profession in the first 5 years in ON.

oct.ca/-/media/PDF/20… They suggest this possibly has to do with job insecurity. But we cannot discount the fact that Education is a tough job. Devalued by many.

We are yelled at, hit, spit on, kicked, bitten... sometimes by parents and other community adults as well.