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@ruzanco Yeah but teachers anywhere are putting in FAR beyond 40 hours a week. I think $36k/yr for a teacher is criminal no matter where you live.
Read More@fr_brennan FWIW 私 was never written this way! This is a nationalist conspiracy theory it turns out. I wrote more about it here.
Read MoreRT @aminadujean: After the age of 25 you should no longer be a pickme. There is no excuse 🙅🏽♀️
Read MoreWow it’s almost like teachers are drastically underpaid for all the work they do!?!?
Read More@yaquarius0204 とてもいい考え方だと思います。 菅さんにちゃんと伝えてください😅
Read More@NEWT0WN @Alko_Toerti Very poorly.
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