> > Teaching any controversial subject that a parent decides to complain about? Gone. > It's not clear to me why this would follow from a lack of teachers' unions. The union sets up fairly strict protocols…
Teachers don't have a "yearly salary" per se ... instead, they have a number written on the contract that indicates what they'll be paid for the school year. When someone says, "teacher $X makes $Y per year", it means…
> Why not start the split earlier for those who actively refuse to be educated? Because: (A) in high school they're still kids, and (B) one main goal here is to have an educated citizenry, and this means educating…
> Is there any good evidence that the main problem with our schools is bad teaching? Not to my knowledge. Ask any teacher (and they are the ones who know) what the main problem is, and they'll tell you that the…
> We try to keep students around who have no interest in learning because it "keeps them off the streets." The reason this is done is because they are children -- not adults. They are immature and may be making bad…
It's not bizarre. The kids who's parents wouldn't give a shit about choosing a school for them are the kids who need the most help.
> or if it wasn't so hard to fire teachers. It takes a few years to get tenure. Also, note that teachers sign an employment contract for each year they teach. This means that the administration has 3 chances to…
> Soldier quality is more difficult to assess School administrations try (and fail) to determine "teacher quality" by looking at standardized test scores. Quality of teaching is easy to assess however: you just have…
Thanks. That could possibly help me personally, but I'm not sure it addresses the larger problems brought up in the original NYT article. Also, I don't see how it helps the kids who's parents can't or won't pay for it.
> > Also, grading is a bitch. [...] Students will nickel and dime you for every point while comparing with their peers. > This is what comes from an over-reliance on GPA, Certainly true. Also, it's necessary…
> > For example, when a teacher has to send a student out of the room for bad behavior, > I had a lot of teachers with serious personality problems when I was in public school. During my time teaching I…
The low pay wouldn't be so much of a problem if teachers got more support from parents and administration. For example, when a teacher has to send a student out of the room for bad behavior, the student should have hell…
> > Teaching any controversial subject that a parent decides to complain about? Gone. > It's not clear to me why this would follow from a lack of teachers' unions. The union sets up fairly strict protocols…
Teachers don't have a "yearly salary" per se ... instead, they have a number written on the contract that indicates what they'll be paid for the school year. When someone says, "teacher $X makes $Y per year", it means…
> Why not start the split earlier for those who actively refuse to be educated? Because: (A) in high school they're still kids, and (B) one main goal here is to have an educated citizenry, and this means educating…
> Is there any good evidence that the main problem with our schools is bad teaching? Not to my knowledge. Ask any teacher (and they are the ones who know) what the main problem is, and they'll tell you that the…
> We try to keep students around who have no interest in learning because it "keeps them off the streets." The reason this is done is because they are children -- not adults. They are immature and may be making bad…
It's not bizarre. The kids who's parents wouldn't give a shit about choosing a school for them are the kids who need the most help.
> or if it wasn't so hard to fire teachers. It takes a few years to get tenure. Also, note that teachers sign an employment contract for each year they teach. This means that the administration has 3 chances to…
> Soldier quality is more difficult to assess School administrations try (and fail) to determine "teacher quality" by looking at standardized test scores. Quality of teaching is easy to assess however: you just have…
Thanks. That could possibly help me personally, but I'm not sure it addresses the larger problems brought up in the original NYT article. Also, I don't see how it helps the kids who's parents can't or won't pay for it.
> > Also, grading is a bitch. [...] Students will nickel and dime you for every point while comparing with their peers. > This is what comes from an over-reliance on GPA, Certainly true. Also, it's necessary…
> > For example, when a teacher has to send a student out of the room for bad behavior, > I had a lot of teachers with serious personality problems when I was in public school. During my time teaching I…
The low pay wouldn't be so much of a problem if teachers got more support from parents and administration. For example, when a teacher has to send a student out of the room for bad behavior, the student should have hell…