the question of money does matter. teachers are human too, given the choice between working a “good” school and a “bad” one, money can be the difference.
speaking of which, i know some of the people working a district that you would think has money, has influence, has credentials. they’re morons.
i met a teacher at a school in the barrio. he cared. he knew better. he was aces. his district administrator holding the purse strings was a douchebag.
edit:
come to think of it, i’d tend to think that teachers at “poor” schools may be of better heart. they care, they want to make a difference and they know that they can make a bigger difference, if but to one child, at an underpriviledged place than a priviledged one. it’s the harder road to travel. perhaps not all, perhaps only even a few. but all it takes is that one special teacher in your life.
