Being a teacher isn’t what it used to be

With school starting in Clinton Thursday, we are reminded how the role of teachers has drastically changed during the past several decades.

What was once a job of teaching the “Three Rs” (Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic) now has educators also having the responsibility of mending many of the flaws in our society – including helping students whose parents neglect their children.

In the ‘good old days…