This School Is So Understaffed, The Principal Drives the Bus

Classrooms across the US are dealing with severe staffing shortages, as schools struggle with COVID and teacher burnout. In Oklahoma, where public schools are already funded at lower levels than much of the US, we visit one school to see how educators are coping.
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[@Misterlucas134]

It's not a teacher shortage, it's refusal to pay someone with a masters degree a proper amount. I make more than teachers and I have an associates degree. It's wrong.

[@chipdiptv]

Can I have some money I'm broke

[@CastleRaccon]

Bro what do you do

[@ebenezer7789]

As a foreigner im asking.. how much do you get paid and how much do the teachers get

[@jacobf7409]

@@ebenezer7789 In 2018-2019 the average teachers pay was roughly $61,000 per year. But this is based on the national average and can vary wildly from state to state. Generally, the more rural and poor the state, the lower teacher salary tends to be.

[@ebenezer7789]

@@jacobf7409 ohh ok and bdw why don't they fill the gaps with teachers from other countries.

[@famousamos]

The reason why more young people do not want to go into the teaching profession is the pay. Teachers need to be paid more. They deserve better!!

[@nihiqallam5616]

I don't want to go school anyways.

[@toenailonmyhand3317]

Teachers get lots of money

[@P2Feener305]

Teachers won’t get more pay until it’s a “national problem” the rich kids are not affected by this…only the poor and the rich white boys don’t care about the poor.

[@marsmatthews2407]

@@toenailonmyhand3317 what world are you living in….//

[@toenailonmyhand3317]

@@marsmatthews2407 it’s true, a teacher makes good money

[@Pixelhamstery]

As a Teacher I know exactly how it is. Same is happening in my district in Texas. Got laid off due to school budget then after COVID hit hard they contacted me to come back with less pay but more hours. I'm making more online and refuse to return cause of the way I was under appreciated.

[@RickR69]

Hmm Oklahoma, Texas. I wonder what the connection is there....I wonder...

[@bobbytatum84]

I would've laughed at there ass.

[@Pixelhamstery]

Of course I felt regret only cause I knew the kids that needed help. My sympathy for them sadly won't pay the bills.

[@justinabates10]

@@RickR69 well to be fair its also Cali but no to point the finger its the Republicans fault not all of them but the conservatives again not all of them but they keep thinking that their the professionals and know what's best. LIKE I heard that texas has changed how you can discuss slavery in the classroom. Like you can't say that it's was bad or this political party did it. It has to be ambiguous to who's fault it was

[@theultimatebigmunchkin5015]

@@justinabates10 dems were the party of slavery

[@annied9722]

I have a Master's in Education, and made more money as a nanny than I do as a teacher. Something is wrong here.

[@xalpacazeu1332]

😨Omg. Well, now that’s a major I am not going for. Time for the typical computer science

[@lal5555f]

as do we and we've discovered the best way to make money in education is by opening a day care and paying everyone else to do the work

[@wtfimcrying]

@@xalpacazeu1332 cs also sucks

[@benf91]

I took a huge pay cut to go from restaurant management to teaching. It burns me up seeing people like "Oh, teachers make plenty of money!" Compared to, what, convenience store clerks? For a job that requires a degree and additional certification AND continuing education AND taking work home with you.

[@brendanc7278]

This country's lack of funding for public education is disgusting and one of our greatest mistakes as a nation. We will no doubt be seeing the ramifications for decades to come.

[@RekySai]

When a teacher takes é months of the year off of work and still makes over 100k a year where is the under funding? You mean people want to be more greedy?

[@kurthirsch4529]

@@RekySai can I have é months off and a 100 thousand for being a teacher? Thanks. Didn’t know that was available.

[@newstation795]

@@RekySai anywhere a teacher makes even 70k a year a third of that is gone to taxes. Idk where you got your information from but it’s false.

[@mickey8643]

​@@RekySai the average is 65K a year, and 100K would still be too little.

[@wallraven55]

@@RekySai I mean maybe you know a teacher that’s making 100,000 a year. But they would be in the extreme minority. The median salary is more around 60,000 country wide for a high school teacher. It is down to 40,000 for some on the lower end. It really just comes down to where you work. But in this comment section you can see both the extremes on either ends of the argument. If you really want to change things then look locally.

[@markbost6915]

"It's like no one wants to teach" I mean, yeah. When the pay is garbage, the benefits are non-existent, and the workload is ridiculous, why would anyone want to work as a teacher? I get it that some do it for the kids, but most people can't afford to do that. It is sad how little the US cares about our teachers and education.

[@a697ag]

Don't forget the wacko parents and people telling you how easy your job is and that you have summers off

[@dewberry150]

I made more working at a grocery store in college than I do working in education

[@evelyn4885]

B dun we used to have high walls in place as far as who we would hire… who have you worked for? what areas of cuisines are you trained in… its all from the ground up in fine dining restaurants these days which is good in some ways sure, but it also results in a lot of distinction for a kitchen with truly high standards of excellence.

[@actualyoungsoo]

Do you think graduates with MS or Ph.D. in teaching want to go to Avant, Oklahoma? The government has nothing to do with this. It's just people not wanting to go to the rural area.

[@soulsofwar8985]

@@actualyoungsoo That school is certainly not requiring a MS or Ph.D. to work there. If there were more funding for teachers then yes, there absolutely would be more people willing to go there

[@Lexyxoxo11]

I’m a teacher and the shortage is a combination of many things. It’s important to keep in mind that teachers do SO much outside of school. Grading, planning, lab prepping, etc. I was REQUIRED to get a masters to keep my position. Pay me like someone who has this level of education and workload.

[@jonathangentile1]

I remember all of my teachers telling us in highschool "Don't become a teacher... it's not worth it... etc." It's sad to see this. Watching this, I feel like I want to help. But this must be so draining.

[@MrBallofa]

These are the people that should be getting payed well in our country, she’s working her ass off and rightfully so as it’s such an important job, lots of respect for her

[@nuance8530]

Wow do people hate teachers? Only 9 likes.

[@esq4aj910]

@@nuance8530 lol

[@FriedRice3519]

these teachers deserve better

[@MrBallofa]

@@nuance8530 i swear you guilted the next 150 people to like it lol

[@AverageJoe483]

Well that’s the problem with government run systems. It’s socialist and everyone gets paid at a lower level . Let’s privatize all education ! We spend more than an any other nation on education and our money is being thrown down the toilet .

[@StevenCampbell1955]

You underpay, overwork and expect the teachers to put up with parents with illogical concerns up to life threatening incidents, and then wonder why no-one wants to be a teacher?

[@darieladelgado3338]

Exactly!

[@wisdomfox857]

Life threatening incidents i call bs on that and should teachers have the right to teach students what ever they want?

[@jgill551]

@@wisdomfox857 *'Life threatening incidents i call bs on that'* - why do you honestly think that teachers don't deal with life threatening incidents? *'should teachers have the right to teach students what ever they want?'* that's not the topic nor what anyone has proposed at all. Bloody awful strawman.

[@wisdomfox857]

@@jgill551 yes teachers face threats from students but thats what he was talking about but was talking he was talking about public school district meetings with the public

[@elenalizabeth]

@@wisdomfox857 school shootings, suicidal kids, extreme bullying, violent kids... do you just think these things don’t happen or something?

[@emilychavez2145]

I live in Oklahoma. I also grew up in the public school system. My husband and I are a middle class family and sometimes find ourselves living paycheck to paycheck due to occasional unexpected expenses but we decided to do what we can to keep paying for our two boys to attend private school. It’s sad and I wish our Public school teachers were supported and valued here with better pay.

[@hi-kt3qr]

theres a reason why richer areas have better funding for public school systems. most of the funding is from local and state governments so its just about how much the people make.

[@pinkcloud8182]

it's crazy that, in some countries, teaching is a really highly regarded profession whereas teachers are treated as glorified babysitters here. the amount of work they do is insane. i was really hoping education would be taken more seriously with the first lady being an educator but i was sadly mistaken. if teachers were paid more then of course more kids would want to go into the profession. and im sure the teachers would be able to do more and the students would do better too.

[@lukav3509]

At least she's trying her best to do those things

[@OfficialPooYT]

That headteacher deserves a raise!

[@RekySai]

She's not or she would listen to the global pandemic rules and keep the kids safe. Her job just worth more than the kids safety. Iits gross

[@TheKodak111]

“Atleast shes doing her job”

[@TheMrFu]

@@RekySai room temperature iq

[@StarEclipse506]

Except she won't pay decent earnings to new hires

[@lizzysmira]

PLEASE keep highlighting these problems in public education. I’m a second year high school English teacher and I have no idea how much longer I can keep going like this. My school is facing many of these same issues.

[@JeffLocke1]

I feel you. I was also a high school English teacher for four years about 12 years ago here in California. All the same issues are still present, and destroying the field, in addition to more political pressure and increasing public stupidity about education in general. Don't feel bad about your struggles. We shouldn't have to suffer to this extent just to educate the next generation.

[@k.c1126]

English, maths and science teachers are the hardest hit. Class sizes are burgeoning and more and more people are just overwhelmed by the work load.

[@zorkman111]

Quit just like this principal should. Let the problem exist until its a problem for others. Society isn't valuing your work, so don't work.

[@ohcamryn]

@@zorkman111 very good point …. It’s unfortunate it’s at the price of children’s education though

[@kcm7814]

Keep it up, Lizzy! Thank you for being a teacher! You got this!

[@eklectiktoni]

Wow. That woman's dedication to the students is so admirable. But this is heartbreaking. There really are parts of this country that are like a developing nation.

[@TedJM]

As i always say, the US is a 3rd world nation disguised as a 1st world nation

[@randzopyr1038]

I say this as a millenial who recognizes the lack of options - my grandma grew up in rural Missouri in the 1930's in a two-room school house. Part of the school day involved 7-12 teaching grades 1-6. Then between lunch time and recess, and quiet study time (which could be monitored by a helper/volunteer/non-teaching staff) the teacher managed to teach all the grades. High school students were also encouraged to attend job training or apprentice with locals to learn some basic skills. My grandma learned bookkeeping, library management (at the time), did some cashiering and some wait-staff work. The 50's really screwed over the education system by making it a one-size-fits-all and it's taking too long to add variety. This seems like a great opportunity.

[@komalahayes1535]

Valorization of the principal means you're ignoring how tragically underfunded and under resourced schools are. SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS!

[@nelsonth]

THIS. No one should have to pick up the slack of the system like this perforce.

[@cryosteam3944]

no...it doesn’t mean that. read a book

[@eyeamstrongest]

@@cryosteam3944 "read a book"- people who never read books

[@turdferguson3400]

The video talks about the staffing shortages and the governor's role in this, and also about the general problem in Oklahoma (and in other states). The video both criticizes the whole system and commends this principal. It can do both

[@cryosteam3944]

@@eyeamstrongest I know you’re self-conscious about your lack of intellect, but do try to keep up. “read a book” is a euphemism for “get a clue”. if you need any help reading some of these words, try sounding them out.

[@ekjyotsingh1502]

Imagine the motivation she must have to be the driver amongst her many other, important roles. Salute!

[@mickey8643]

Watching a child go to a home that doesn't want them will motivate you until you die. Maybe even longer.

[@ericduffield524]

If she didn't, she wouldn't get paid. And as the Superintendent and the Principle, I bet she gets paid $150k+/yr. That's STRONG motivation.

[@PhysicallyAwake]

@@ericduffield524 I doubt she gets paid that much considering the school is poor itself.

[@norcalniner]

Wow. Props to this principal and her staff for keeping the school going. There needs to be a massive swing in educational support across this country. The echo from this pandemic will last for many years, and monies have to be there for the kids

[@will0499]

This is so sad but also so heartwarming because her dedication is there. Thank you teachers for all that you do!

[@pheezybaby8650]

She’s amazing, she’s beautiful, she’s a great person, trying to get her kids in school 🏫 she’s the teacher or person you want in the education program! Bless her

[@RekySai]

She is also keeping the funding instead of hiring new workers. Not to mention there is zero reason to put kids at risk like this. Your job is Moree important than their safety. Doesn't make sense

[@hermeslein6614]

America really sucks at everything your country is decaying and decaying every minute while China is getting winner

[@sightline4004]

Making irrelevant comments about looks is a hallmark of paid shills.

[@mickey8643]

@@RekySai What funding?

[@mickey8643]

@@hermeslein6614 China has thousands of people in concentration camps LMAO

[@freepalestina48]

As a young person going to school for teaching, this is terrifying

[@rasheedlowery]

(( hug ))

[@markathy7376]

(( voluptuous kiss ))

[@ericduffield524]

RUN. CHANGE careers. Not in America today at least. Go into technology, or definitely get education in teaching remotely.

[@lawsonj39]

Be sure to avoid teaching in states where Republicans are in control. They deliberately undercut public education.

[@cuteloo123]

As a former teacher, my advice would be... run. I too was passionate about education. Became a young teacher during the pandemic, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I’m now going back to school for something else. 😔

[@Jme_hde]

Props to this woman and her determination she must be SO stressed out

[@jtrost87]

I am a state employee. Right now my place of employment is short 4 positions and our governor sent out an email asking state employees to volunteer to teach at schools. We would still get paid so why they call it volunteering is beyond me. My old school went to 4 days a week years ago and we have already seen the damage it has done. We lack in teaching STEM courses. Teachers don't get respect and enough money to do the job that they are supposed to do. Students are not taught basic survival in the real world techniques nor are they fully taught enough college preparatory skills to remain in higher education. The majority end up working whatever job they can find or getting on the system and having kids of their own and the cycle repeats itself.

[@VIi726]

My sister is a guidance counselor and right now a bunch of uneducated parents are trying to get her fired for teaching the kids how to deal with their mental health. The parents say she’s turning them into p***ies

[@blopjones1665]

Lol

[@thatdude3977]

Lmfao most people who preach about mental health have mental health issues

[@esq4aj910]

@@thatdude3977 nope. Those who oppose mental health have mental health problems.

[@esq4aj910]

@@thatdude3977 also, it's not you to decide if mental health is a thing. The WHO and CDC also agree.

[@thatdude3977]

@@esq4aj910 these days everyone has a mental health issue

[@thealanford4780]

That’s dedication she is amazing! As a teacher I totally understand the burnout. This country has it all wrong, paying athletes thousands and thousands of dollars but the people who teach the future struggle and live paycheck to paycheck!

[@ElisonJackson]

uh you mean millions.. lol it's on purpose, lower the education standards and you get idiots who'll vote against their best interests, and for con artists to run their government

[@johnwhite3248]

@@ElisonJackson also more people to working at shitty jobs with no opportunities.

[@jyotiradityapanda8598]

welcome to an end-stage capitalist economy

[@dofrecitobochom7295]

Don't do that. Athletes deserve their salary just as much as teachers deserve an increase in pay. There's no need to minimize all of their hard work to make your case.

[@katherinebot]

@@dofrecitobochom7295 True. But millions upon millions? I’d argue that athletes are overpaid, even if the work they do is difficult and arduous.

[@cmndrkool321]

When I was in middle school, we had a 6th grade teacher who drove a school bus. He would leave it in the parking lot with the staff’s cars, and pick kids up after school. He wasn’t on my route or was never my teacher, but he was a very popular teacher and bus driver.

[@jiobodega2358]

Seeing this video really got to me since I been thinking about working in schools even if it just a janitor position and knowing that schools are struggling; it like I would sign up to work at this school to help out these teachers and staff

[@reneeseance5367]

Republicans: What a great example of the American Dream. If this woman can work 60 to 80 hours a week as a bus driver/teacher/principle, then so can you! The system works so well, we should cut education even more!

[@countryclubbin1016]

That's what you got from this video? Lmao you must have come from those Oklahoma schools

[@koalaman9585]

Funny but sad thing is , it's actually the democrats that cut education funding. Every republican president has pushed for higher teacher pay and it gets rejected by the dems in favor of social justice programs and what not . Please educate yourself beyond CNN

[@jarrodtan5712]

@@koalaman9585 never say the it is everyone because some of the teachers maybe be democrats themselves

[@swanky_yuropean7514]

@@koalaman9585 I don't know how education budget works in the US. Is the education budget allocated federally? How come that some states invest 3 times as much per student than other states in the US?

[@steveconrad1525]

Superintendent, custodian, cafeteria worker, bus driver, teacher. 80 hours a week would be a good week!

[@ecto78]

I applaud all teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers & school nurses working their butts off in horrid situations right now. They are trying their best to make the most of a bad situation, but I can't imagine the mental and physical toll it takes on them. They know our future as a society is at stake.

[@universalsoldier811]

Hats off to you lady❤️

[@breynoso19]

That's why we are leaving.

[@mortigard]

The teacher shortage is BS! The educational system actively drives educators out in the first few years of education. Until a teacher tenured, districts move them from school to school, load their classes with students, excessively evaluate their lessons with little support, while making them do additional after-hours professional developments. On top of that, new teachers are paid so little (often times less than half as much as the most experienced teachers) that they need to work part-time or gigs just to make ends meet. The result is 50% of special education teacher leave within 4 years and 50% of general education teachers leave within 7 years (this maybe old data). The issue isn't a teacher shortage, it's a lack of investment into the ones we already have. I taught for 12 years and left to take care of my new baby. I doubt I'll be returning to education after my experiences.

[@erikmorales1004]

I'm a teacher in the UK agree it's the same here and 45% of new teachers leave within 5 yrs and done come bk

[@ihuman7253]

Mad respect ✊ for those teachers sticking it out and fighting for what’s right!

[@ryleeroach1065]

i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she is doing her best.

[@ron8090]

@@ryleeroach1065 that’s so cool!

[@SwolePapi15]

The world needs more people in Education like this. She should not have to take on so much responsibility but I commend her for doing so.

[@AryanSharma-zs8yl]

Come to my university Where we redefine responsibility as how to ditch responsibility

[@sjard97]

There are many teachers like that. People just remember the bad few.

[@SwolePapi15]

@@sjard97 that was not to say they arent out there, evidently they are. But anyone who goes into education to should share this passion. Teaching is one profession where there should not be any people there just to collect a paycheque

[@k.c1126]

The world is getting fewer people like her in education because so many educators just can't do it anymore.

[@k.c1126]

@@SwolePapi15 That should be true for EVERY profession. People use this as an excuse not to pay teachers.

[@billhinshillwood2670]

I was a special ed teacher for 15 years, and I gave, sacrificed, and got beat down until I pretty much had a mental and emotional break down. Luckily I still work in special ed, just as a job coach. They pay is a lot less but I'm much more satisfied and at peace in my new role. Our nation's top priority needs to be healing and building up our schools and our teachers. Schools will be severely understaffed and our students will pay the price. And those of us in education heard about how amazing these charter schools would be like 15 years ago. They were no better or maybe worse than the public schools people like to bash. That moron of a governor in Oklahoma needs to get a clue or go substitute teach in a public school for a week.

[@aubreylindsey1206]

As A 15 Year Old Female Autistic High School Student Who's A Freshman I Respect Your Opinion I've Been With Kids Who Were Born Deaf And In Wheelchairs As Their Way Of Transportation And Kids Who Are Non Verbal And Kids With Down Syndrome Since Kindergarten And I've Realized That Our Education System Is A Prison Because If You Compare The Prison System To The Education System Iself It's Really Similar And I Used To Like School For Their Creative Freedom But Now Kids Have Less Freedom Due To The Methods Teacher's Nowadays Are Using And I Want To Bring That Freedom To Kids Back So That The Future Generations Can Learn From Our Kids And Turn That Into A Reality.

[@meagancarmichael3892]

14 years in the Victorian education specialist system it is so bad education support staff have had to run classes.

[@Itssatta.2]

Yah, this is why I ran from eduction my sophomore year of college. While I love the idea of working with children and teaching them…that was it. The pay is laughable. The disrespectful coming from politicians, kids and parents is unbelievable, and the work beyond teaching (managing behavior, emotions, and ensure students safety at home and school) is like a second job. I’m heartbroken for these educators.

[@mcdoj2763]

I was going to become a teacher, until everyone told me not to. So I looked into it more, and realized these kinds of issues exist. So I ended up going into the corporate workforce instead. My starting salary was more than what most teachers at my high school were making, many of them had been teaching for decades, in one of the top school districts in the state. There is something extremely wrong with this. Do people really think that working in business deserves so much more pay than teaching because it generates money? Do they not realize that the propensity to generate money starts with education?

[@k.b.650]

It's not just happening in red states, it's happening in blue states as well. As someone working in public schools right now, I tell people all the time that things have gotten so much worse since the pandemic. People are leaving the profession and nobody is coming to replace them. It is utterly terrifying and heartbreaking to stand in front of a whole classroom of kids (and not to mention yourself) in need of help, knowing that it isn't coming. Nobody is coming. Nobody is coming and these kids are going to be in such a worse position a couple years from now because of it. And they'll know it too. They'll know that nobody showed up for them when they needed it. It's neglect on a systemic scale and the government and people outside education literally couldn't give two shits about it. Everyone just shrugs their shoulders and says "Oh, that's bad". They don't even think about or want to step up for making changes though. We're all just so used to our public schools suffering that this is just another Tuesday when it's brought up in conversation. The current conditions, however, are not sustainable. Things are going to get so much worse. State governments can't fix it at this point. The federal government is going to have to step up, but lord knows that's not going to happen. So, we're probably going to see systemic collapse of our school systems. If that sounds like an exaggeration, then you need to come see these schools in need and see for yourself. And maybe even help while you're at it, because it's needed.

[@k.b.650]

@Rob Marley It's different for various places. There are people who are pissed because they think covid mandates are too strict, especially now. Meanwhile there are also a lot of people and union majorities who think there aren't nearly enough covid restrictions. The problem certainly isn't helping the staffing crisis, but ultimately mask mandates are just becoming a culture war distraction from our real problems. Those problems all being centered around communities not getting enough money and resources while the rich only get more.

[@ChristianF15cher]

There’s no such thing as red states and blue states, just red countries and blue counties. And the blue counties are where the cities are.

[@breynoso19]

@HunterBidensCrackPipe These countries also have social safety nets that help alleviate poverty unlike in the U.S. As a teacher, I am for school choice BUT I'm not nave to think that'll solve the issues with education. In any free market, you'll have haves and have nots, so there will still be inequality and certain students will be left behind. What happens to them? When their schools close for "underperforming" where do they go? The point is to make sure that ALL schools are good so anyone can have access to a good education no matter their resources.

[@trans-octopusspacealien8883]

Get rid of leftist teachers. Otherwise, I don't care.

[@Camerenreynolds]

It’s nationwide at this point. My high school in Illinois has had 8 teachers leave so far this year and some still have no one to replace. Many staff are subbing for other teachers during their off periods because of sub shortage and they are all miserable. It’s a shame our teachers have tindeak with this and getting paid only $50,000 a year average for all they do. Sad.

[@williambonadurer9750]

I’m a current teacher, ya the pay is low and my previous field paid way more, but the biggest thing to me is the workload. Pay me as much as you like I’m not gonna be in a field where I have to work 60 hr weeks for long.

[@phaedrussmith1949]

Do you mean that as a teacher you have 60 hour weeks, or that your previous position that paid more had 60 hour weeks?

[@ebenezer7789]

How much do teachers get paid

[@erikmorales1004]

I'm a teacher in the UK I agree it's the same here and 45% of new teachers leave within 5 yrs and done come bk

[@williambonadurer9750]

@@ebenezer7789 I taught in Minnesota Last year and I made 41,000 USD as a first year teacher. I moved to Wisconsin where I make $42,500 as a second year teacher. The school added a bonus to bump that up to $46,000 a year. This is significantly less than job offers I received in the past for a GIS analyst ($60,000) but certainly it is enough for me to live off. If I leave teaching it will not be for pay it will be because of stress and workload.

[@williambonadurer9750]

@@phaedrussmith1949 As a teacher I don't believe if I have had a single week where I have worked less than 60 hours a week. In previous fields I never had anything more than 44 hr/wk and I was paid 4 hours overtime.

[@kgaccount]

Great reporting. Takes us inside of hidden America. This Superintendent/Principal/Bus Driver/Teacher/ School Security Guard is the best!

[@ashcheekbakapants]

In my old school we used to have teachers doing 2 grades at the same times it was bad now I’m in a school that has great amount of staff!!

[@cainrok]

I can’t blame teachers. Severely under paid, unthankful job for the most part. Requirements of a masters in a lot of places so teachers are in severe debt before they take a low paying job. Jobs that serve a public entity should have free school and an agreement for x amount of years.

[@RickR69]

That's capitalism baby. You want small government, big business and fewer regulations aka MUH FREEDUMB? This is what happens. Notice how this isn't happening to such an extent in states like Massachusetts.

[@hi-kt3qr]

@@RickR69 people in massachusetts make more money

[@RickR69]

@@hi-kt3qr hmm I wonder if any of that has anything to do with a relatively high quality tax funded public education system, workers protections and a higher than average state mandated minimum wage. Hmm I wonder.

[@hi-kt3qr]

@@RickR69 tax funded = make more money = more money in tax more money for workers = more money in tax high quality = more money in tax

[@gg3675]

@@RickR69 Localized public school funding based on property tax should be abolished. Rich kids everywhere get great education in America.

[@slumptydumpty3058]

Our government "Yeah f*** the kids, let's go to war"

[@everythingisfine9988]

*Truth*

[@adrianrocha49]

I couldn't have said it better myself. I was just thinking, if they spent even half of what they spend on defense on education, kids would be well-educated, well nourished and all schools would have adequate supplies so teachers wouldn't have to pay for their own supplies out of their own pocket.

[@JeffLocke1]

Imagine if the schools were fully funded and the Air Force had to have a bake sale to afford another drone...

[@primius562]

Real stuff, our country is too busy fighting overseas for gas that we aren’t spending and taking care of ourselves. Now everything’s going electric with less things needing gas to fuel

[@rasheedlowery]

In the histories I’ve studied, war never produced peace. War begets more war, and the US hasn’t been held accountable for its part in creating oppositional forces like ISIS. We’re still playing the game of imperialism like we have useless chips to spend. They’re destroying peoples lives and legacies.

[@BMarie774]

This woman is a treasure to her students and community. Wow. She clearly loves them.

[@kid-ava]

The good teachers out there who actually care about their students, like these people deserve so much better

[@Bitofeverything_]

Being in education and just in my city, I’ve been to 3 schools this last week in the district. We’re understaffed everywhere. I started working as a teacher’s aide in 2015. Now that I’m about to finish my bachelor’s degree, I’ve been a teacher prior to graduating. Just shows how short we are. Everybody wants me since I’m 27 and bilingual. The pandemic, going virtual, mental health, burnout, and pay has definitely contributed to shortage. The pay is okay for someone like me without kids. For a family? Not at all. Props to this principal, I’ve seen way worse.

[@taylorbug9]

The US is doomed.

[@lal5555f]

even for someone with out kids the pay is not enough to live and make progress on repaying student debt. what about a medical emergency forget about it!

[@nichanson]

What no one realises is that teachers look after kids so parents can work. The economy is benefited from having stable schools. Investment in private schools isn't as beneficial imho

[@Vincent-ds3kc]

Very good point.

[@lifeasjam515]

I can 100% relate to this I just had to find a new job because I was a child care Director and I was working as both the lead an assistant teacher in the classroom as well as being the Director after hours and not being compensated for my work

[@alfredocervantes8075]

I used to have a teacher like this. She helped out in everything she even made me break my shyness. Mrs. Ibarra wherever you are thank you for those amazing years in elementary

[@aprilsmith3683]

I salute all educators who awake each school day...to fulfill a calling...(as did I for twenty five years)...during arguably one of the most extreme periods in educational history...within the poorest income structures imaginable...yet still manage a warm smile...a welcoming attitude and a professional stance whatever the situation... You are my unsung "Bravehearts"... 🇿🇦

[@astronaut4291]

First year high school teacher in WV and it’s just as bad over here. Apathy and tensions are at an all time high. Fights happen every 2 weeks like clockwork. I’m trying to prepare my juniors for the SAT and the students, staff, and state treat this like it’s daycare.

[@elysewhitmore8016]

Every two weeks must be nice lol our school has three a day

[@Shatara_Styles]

This has been a heavy issue here and crazy seeing Vice covering it, keep exposing 👍🏾

[@emmawhelan1870]

I stumbled upon this video and was first shocked to hear Oklahoma, and then further watching the video seeing our PRINCIPAL at dinner

[@p3teytran]

Man this woman deserves at least 200k for all the role and responsibilities she carries

[@ryleeroach1065]

i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she truly is doing her best.

[@p3teytran]

@@ryleeroach1065 truly, its rare to have someone care so much for the students.

[@roguekoala71]

@@ryleeroach1065 she is the definition of what a leader should be in my opinion 😌

[@deagle7602]

She should be making more than some corrupt elitists are making.

[@drewscagnetti6225]

Why is the Principle driving the bus that's unreal.. what's this world coming too

[@dylanf3108]

Most useful administrator

[@lefloch9983]

@@RekySai 0 IQ comment

[@Oblivisci........]

You mean what's this country coming to?

[@Oblivisci........]

@@RekySai Not too intelligent are we?

[@dewmontain123]

Yeah you should go down to kansas and apply for thr job i bet theyll give it to you as long as you have your license. Since youre sooo concerned....

[@SeudXe]

I kinda like that the teachers/principal is the bus driver it makes the connection with the kids closer.

[@missfaey2995]

As a child who never had parents who were there emotionally/paid attention to them, I valued a lot of my teachers, and a lot of my teachers always believed in me and my dreams as a kid. When I grew up and found out how much teachers really make I was shocked. It’s not a surprise that many don’t want to be teachers, they do SO MUCH for children, and get very little in return.

[@FUNKYTUNEZ714]

She’s best principal I ever seen keep doing great job I’m sure things will change soon never loose hope

[@pacmonkruz9846]

Arguing about what teacher should be teaching while there is no teachers at all , not because there isn’t any but no one wants to deal with Karens or Karen’s children for little money and even worse risking their lives because gun control is so efficient or unnecessary according to politicians ….

[@xwrtk]

This sad. A bunch of my friends have experienced the same thing in WV. I wish my school county could match the pay of school districts in other states. A ton of our staff make more than a lot of engineers/tech majors I know. We have music teachers making 6 figures.

[@KNYD]

This goes back to housing. In the US it's illegal to build different types of housing together, this is why US has those massive carbon copy suburbs that are rare outside of North America. In part the zoning laws were created to protect people from harmful chemicals and unsafe living conditions, when workers lived right next to factories. Later however when discrimination based on race became illegal, and people still wanted to prevent certain people from moving into certain neighbourhoods, lawmakers had to get creative. By making neighbourhoods consist only of one type of housing, they could make some neighbourhoods too expensive for certain people. This is also around the time redlining was born, it prevented people living in specific neighbourhoods (neighbourhoods that consisted of minorities) from getting a mortgage, trapping them to only renting and being unable to buy property. They also couldn't move, because they couldn't afford to live in a different neighbourhood. This is how US zoning laws became so extreme. Now how this affects schools is neighbourhoods define school funding. The tax money in a state, a county or a city isn't divided equally to all schools, each neighbourhood basically funds their own school meaning poor people are designed to have worse schools than rich people. Rich neighbourhoods can hire as many teachers they like and build stadiums while the neighbourhoods right next to them cannot afford heating. The US system is designed to keep people segregated, and to keep certain people down.

[@hueykratos]

"So many staff and students were sick, that they were understaffed" me seeing not a mask in sight ...well

[@wadafik]

6:04 This kid is probably the only one wearing mask in the school and she's probably gets bullied a lot.

[@JJ-ti5lh]

We know now that masks don’t do Jack unless you’re going to make every kid wear an N95 for 9 hours a day. The teachers just need to get vaxxed and I’m sure a lot of them at this school didn’t.

[@RekySai]

You are so wrong. It stops you from directly touching your face constantly. It's keeps you was safer then any nay sayer will tell you

[@patt5085]

Its Oklahoma. Comparing to EU population, culture, and distance from my state; I just mentally chalk them off as Poland and let them be.

[@Oblivisci........]

@@patt5085 Hahahaaaa!!!

[@pandemonium3910]

My friend is a teacher in early childhood and the work she puts in to that job is outstanding. Most people think the job finishes when the afternoon school bell rings but I can assure you it doesn’t. Respect to all the teachers out there 🍎 ❤️

[@joonie9375]

When I was in junior high they were understaffed that 2 janitors drive busses. 5 male teachers were hall moniters and 3 teachers served lunch.

[@DrewRueDoo]

The solution is relatively simple, start paying teachers and other school staff more. I was a teacher and just recently quit. The cost of living went up, and my salary barely increased to make up for that. Most teachers have 2nd or even 3rd jobs to survive. I taught school during the day and yoga every night just to get by. It's not right and something needs to change.

[@elliefields1569]

I really hope this video gets attention and inspires those still interested in education to keep doing what they're doing. Their work is so underappreciated.

[@fubytv731]

Yup. I used to be a teacher, and deep down inside, I still kinda want to go back to teaching. But the economic prospect is just so not enticing.

[@Bolaniullen]

at private school the pay is higher no?

[@dylanf3108]

You could just move to a better area where you get better pay. My mom who works in Moco, MD is making 100k+ a year.

[@fubytv731]

@@Bolaniullen The average salary for a private school teacher is more than 20 percent less than public school teachers. This may be partly because many private schools do not require state certification from their educators. And those jobs with higher salaries usually require a lot more than just your usual degree. By far the majority of education jobs in the United States are in public schools.

[@mickey8643]

@@dylanf3108 "just move" LOL

[@prevaloir5362]

@@dylanf3108 with the money they don't have cause they're slaves?

[@caj1119]

A good friend of mine once lived in a town in Greenland where the school's principal was also the mayor, had to teach the oldest kids in the school and was also a minister on Sundays. Of course, the town didn't have more than couple hundred people in it, so the school must have been even smaller than this one, and it was also the town's church, so at least three of his workplaces were the same building. :)

[@r.e.485]

I am a teacher assistant at a school and I am in person with the kids with an online teacher. 8th grade math and its very hard helping them educationally and behaviorally. The school is very understaffed and you constantly hear the school is going down hill. One kid thought 2r meant devision when its 2 multiplied by the variable r...I do not know how they are going to do in high school.

[@jfinney225]

it is absolutely insane to me how kids in different parts of the country get different educations. i split with my husband and had to decide to leave my son with his father and grandparents simply because he will get a much better education where he is at now. i only live 25 minutes away. our children are the ones who suffer.

[@beverlytate2669]

Spent some time in Tennessee a couple of years ago. Seeing the list of education money, with TN being even below Oklahoma, my experience makes more sense. Now I know why they are the way they are. I had to leave after a year because it's scary yall. They don't know enough to question anything, let alone hope for better.

[@VR-tj9ut]

What do you mean? Elaborate

[@bobbycrenshaw5167]

Thanks, Beverly.👍👍👍 In 2004, Louisiana state legislature invited Minnesota school administrators to attend a hearing- at that time Minnesota was No.1 in education and last in incarceration. Louisiana was just the opposite. What did Minnesota say to Louisiana? Spend MORE on quality education and you will have less people in jail. Currently, Minnesota is still in the top ten in education and Louisiana is still in the bottom 10. Added note: Oklahoma was 17th in 2011, NOW they are 47th. Havta check on Tennessee rankings now and a decade ago……

[@Pancakes4din]

@@VR-tj9ut She means that the state's failure to invest in education has made the general population more uneducated and ignorant.

[@starspeculation]

I was wondering who was last in that list of it wasn't Oklahoma.

[@ImLazz]

i went to a small uniform school when i was a young kid and one of the staff women sometimes taught classes, was also the janitor of the bathrooms, and also was vice principal.

[@ashthewolfdog1380]

here at my school, i've got the teachers around me feeling like i am their pay, that getting to be around me is their pay. i see so much in them and is very nice to them all the time. i treat them like family. to them, i try to make my school feel like home to them, and the people who go there feel like family.

[@CoreySr301]

Everything in our country is in disarray. I am honestly concerned for our future as a nation. If we continue to grow farther apart there will be no "UNITED STATES." We need to come together and actually put focus on things that deserve focus. Not who #JakePaul is fighting or who's in the #SuperBowl. There are real issues in our country that aren't being addressed at all.

[@LUImusic856]

That’s the goal. They are destroying the US from within

[@somkeshav4143]

@@LUImusic856 who’s “they” that you’re talking about?

[@LUImusic856]

@@somkeshav4143 the ppl w the little hats

[@LUImusic856]

@Black Lesbian Poet respect ✊

[@nihiqallam5616]

@Black Lesbian Poet what😅

[@heristyono4755]

This reminds me of the small school in a rural area where I taught in 2016, the principal also works as the school bus driver, and we weren't even understaffed

[@johngonzalez8305]

This breaks my entire soul.

[@nancydrew1882]

This is so sad! I couldn’t finish the video.🥺

[@melo7572]

She is literally keeping that school together with her 2 hands

[@ryleeroach1065]

i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she truly is doing her best.

[@Haveyoueverbeenswallowed]

It’s because we pay peanuts to those who are educating our future generations… some teachers see our kids more than we do! They deserve a pay that comes close to college/university professors. My college teacher was making like $100k working full time as an economics teacher. He doesn’t have to handle any bs from students like K-12 teachers do, yet he makes significantly more. I would happily pay more taxes, specifically property taxes if they were allocated to funding wages for educational employees.

[@TJR-ju8dj]

💯💯💯

[@Vincent-ds3kc]

College professors make a lot but most of them aren’t full time. Many colleges cut cost by hiring adjunct professors which make nothing.

[@trans-octopusspacealien8883]

Much more than that. Leftists control the education system. Fire ALL leftist teachers and let's start fresh.

[@dhagberg7429]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@monicavillafranca2711]

As a teacher, this breaks. my. heart.

[@johnboy1042]

Bless her 🙏 ❤️

[@ryleeroach1065]

i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she truly is doing her best.

[@Alex-wr6pd]

From struggling professions like health care and teaching to retail and truck drivers. We are nosediving fast. 30 trillion in debt and growing. aging population with decreasing in children birth rate. Be afraid people!!!!!

[@LaMuffin-il7ei]

Terrifying

[@incogneeto2812]

I appreciate that she takes the time to learn her kid's names, even though she isn't actually a bus driver!!

[@carlogalicia9124]

As a university lecturer, this struck too close to home. I feel so much for the teachers. As people who can make a real difference in their student’s lives, we should support what they do, not go against them.

[@edwinmundo8108]

We need to invest in our future in schooling for kids to progress in this world 🌎

[@matjb]

A teacher should be making as much as some doctors in my opinion. They are helping the FUTURE make the right decisions to become those doctors, nurses, and any other beneficial member of society. They don’t just teach…they can positively impact their students in a multitude of ways.

[@bruhvibes5941]

teachers don't even do that much though, all they do is assign and grade assignments

[@matjb]

@@bruhvibes5941 Maybe you just haven’t had good teachers then? That’s not how most of mine were. A few, but not all.

[@evan9759]

So a job that requires just a bachelors degree should be paid as much as a job that requires a doctorate degree plus a 3-7 years residency program?

[@Vincent-ds3kc]

@@matjb that’s in high school but in elementary school they teach you but in high school they teach for 20 minutes and then you do homework

[@maryalbania897]

@@evan9759 no but we deserve more than 30k a year. That’s how much I make after they pull taxes.

[@Caiden]

Wow this is 20 miles away from me and I’ve never heard of it

[@tadiafoster4460]

Much respect ✊

[@AH-lz4dc]

It makes me wanna cry seeing how much we have failed societies true heros. Stay strong plz 🙏

[@A3Kr0n]

The school I went to was so understaffed we didn't even have a principal, just three aging teachers.

[@Its.a.mr.e]

I was a teacher at a public school in a small town in MN and had to leave because of this. I couldn't afford to get by & the benefits were awful.

[@attilatiti9542]

Shouldn’t the goal be to make the public schools so good that you don’t need private schools?

[@drtish6960]

What an outstanding person, mad respect for her

[@ryleeroach1065]

i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she is truly doing her best.

[@ilikemaps4663]

Wow since covid this has been a issue at all schools it is sad it is getting it to that

[@JeffLocke1]

It's only gotten worse with more public attention since Covid. Education has been almost this bad for the last 15 years...

[@packisbetter90]

Teacher pay sucked before for a long time too

[@shaniyagreen9644]

Haven’t watched a full 2 mins yet and I’m thinking about Schitts’s Creek😂😂

[@captainzero119]

what a special woman, made me cry

[@doobiedoo6586]

My best wishes sent your way. I'm sorry. Keep on fighting the good fight.

[@ryleeroach1065]

i attend this school and she has done so much for this school in the 9 years i’ve been here, she is definitely the best superintendent/ principal we have had. she is doing her best.

[@doobiedoo6586]

@@ryleeroach1065 It looked like she is. Its great to hear you all feel her hardwork. Hopefully it all gets sorted out and everyone can just move at a good and steady pace

[@justanaverageguy4739]

Don't they import teachers from different countries by providing them VISA for a temporary period?

[@SykotikShadow]

Yea but some teachers are treated better in their own countries than if they come to the USA

[@Oblivisci........]

Half of my high schools teachers were from other countries as well as the students. Small school, but the education and staff and students made it amazing.

[@mpat100]

Blessings they get the staff they need.

[@jesset4437]

Hats off for her great devotion.