The P7 ERC

08/23/2026

08/23/2026

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It's time for another school year, and while some of us are back at...

08/23/2026

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲?
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FST2rP1ZJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Teacher's off Duty-Podcast for this very poignant post!

This speaks to something teachers have been saying for years: the problem isn’t always a lack of training. Sometimes, it’s a lack of time.

Most teachers already spend countless hours learning, adapting, planning, and improving their practice. The bigger question is: How much of their day is actually spent teaching?

Teachers are expected to manage behavior, complete paperwork, attend meetings, collect data, handle administrative tasks, communicate with parents, meet testing requirements, and take on responsibilities that seem to grow every year.

Professional development matters. Teachers should keep learning as education evolves. But not every challenge can be solved with another workshop or training session.

Sometimes, the best way to improve teaching is to remove what gets in the way.

- Less paperwork.
- Fewer unnecessary distractions.
- Clearer expectations.
- More classroom support.
- More trust.
- More time to teach.

Great teachers don’t need to be micromanaged into excellence. They need the time, freedom, and support to use the expertise they already have.

Trust teachers. Just let them teach.

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: https://tinyurl.com/3bdfj3cp

08/23/2026

The importance of teachers goes far beyond the delivery of curriculum. They are the architects of curiosity, the ones who notice when a child is shrinking back and gently invite them forward.

08/23/2026

😡 EDUCATION IS LOSING EXPERIENCED TEACHERS FASTER THAN IT CAN REPLACE THEM.

People keep talking about the teacher shortage like teachers simply disappeared.

They did not disappear.

A lot of them left.

Experienced teachers.

Strong teachers.

Teachers who knew how to manage a classroom.

Teachers who knew the curriculum.

Teachers who mentored new staff.

Teachers who knew families, students, routines, and how to keep a school moving when things got messy.

And too many of them finally got tired.

Tired of being overloaded.

Tired of being micromanaged.

Tired of being blamed.

Tired of being expected to fix everything with less time, less support, and more responsibilities.

Then those teachers leave and schools scramble to replace years of experience overnight.

You cannot do that.

A brand new hire cannot instantly replace 15 years of classroom knowledge.

A vacancy filled does not mean the loss disappeared.

Education keeps burning through experienced teachers and acting like hiring another person fixes the problem.

It does not.

If schools want experienced teachers, they have to create jobs experienced teachers can actually stay in.

Signed,

Elle

Former teacher. Current Corporate Learning Manager and Teacher Transition Coach who thinks schools should be much more worried about who keeps walking out the door.

08/23/2026

Morgan Freeman, the Oscar-winning actor and longtime Mississippi resident, has spoken out forcefully about what he sees as deep and persistent failures in the state’s education system, urging leaders and the public to treat the issue as a top priority.

In interviews and public comments, Freeman has argued that Mississippi’s struggles with poverty, crime, and economic stagnation are closely tied to weak educational outcomes. He has said that without serious investment in schools, the state will continue to lag behind the rest of the country.

A Personal Concern for the State

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08/23/2026

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08/23/2026