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Joy of teaching being killed

Richmond - The Editor, My grandma was a teacher, my mom was a teacher, my sister is a teacher and I have been teaching for 15 years. I don't recommend that any young person pursue a career in education.
Richmond - The Editor, My grandma was a teacher, my mom was a teacher, my sister is a teacher and I have been teaching for 15 years. I don't recommend that any young person pursue a career in education. What I have experienced while being a teacher has really taken the enjoyment out of the job. Seventeen years of coaching basketball (volunteer), organizing tournaments, and giving up my free time for whatever the school needs. Today, I found outthat the government is taking 10 per cent of my salary because they believe teachers are not doing 100 per cent of their job. What a joke. Guess what Christy Clark? You just lost a long-time coach, someone who gave up four months of every year to coach basketball. So, I hope taking my 10 per cent and treating the teaching profession like garbage was worth it. You can only kick someone so much.Jon Paul SaltelRichmond