School Beat: Cultivating and Keeping Our TeachersLisa Schiffbyline‚ Jun. 07‚ 2007Teachers are at the center of a strong educational system. Well-qualified, engaging, dynamic educators are what every parent wants for their children and what, hopefully, schools are looking for when they have openings on their staffs. But we all know that being a teacher isn’t easy these days (was it ever?) and the challenges are not a particularly well-kept secret. In San Francisco, not only is the work itself strenuous, but the task of making a living in this increasingly expensive city makes the job almost a luxury available only to those who have another income that can help make ends meet. |