Re: HP to be dropped from Dow Jones industrial average Message #14 Posted by Don Shepherd on 12 Sept 2013, 2:28 p.m., in response to message #11 by Chris Tvergard
Thanks Chris.
Actually, my teaching environment is about as good as it gets; no pressure from anywhere! During my working career, I noticed that, generally, there is a direct relationship between salary and pressure. I'm a volunteer teacher, so with salary = 0, pressure also = 0 (well, maybe not 0, but close to it). My curriculum is "you've been working all your life, teach the kids what they need to know." You'll never find that in the public schools.
I would agree that at the high school level, there are probably some kids who would benefit from playing around with calculators and discovering things. But my middle school kids aren't there yet, and calculators are a distraction. So we try to make sure everyone knows the basics and the bright kids are challenged. It's a great way to do retirement.
Don
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