tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post1403981726157955418..comments2024-03-29T04:34:05.185-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Is PA Chasing Teachers AwayPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-49332471149761325092018-06-15T06:46:35.438-04:002018-06-15T06:46:35.438-04:00Nature always helps a writer to learn from its ele...Nature always helps a writer to learn from its elements. Nature always try to teach new lessons and a writer transform its experience into words. He can transform even silence into words. This blog taught me a lesson.<br /><a href="https://www.chulatututor.com/" rel="nofollow">สอนพิเศษที่บ้าน</a>quickserv.co.thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250203945801099979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-44007096214862163192018-02-21T11:23:02.595-05:002018-02-21T11:23:02.595-05:00I think PA is chasing people away from the profess...I think PA is chasing people away from the profession entirely.Peter Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-77731908303335708782018-02-21T09:44:35.420-05:002018-02-21T09:44:35.420-05:00I can't speak to the specific situation in Pen...I can't speak to the specific situation in Pennsylvania, but I would ask where do you think Pennsylvania is chasing teachers to? Do you think it's any better in other states? Maybe Vermont, but they only need so many teachers. Other professions? Trust me, it's not any better anywhere else. Pennsylvania (and all other states) can afford to treat teachers however they want because under neoliberalism there is nowhere for anyone to go.Diennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570040547158789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-21757504134967397232018-02-20T18:59:06.849-05:002018-02-20T18:59:06.849-05:00A few random thoughts:
1. It always amazes me tha...A few random thoughts: <br />1. It always amazes me that school boards and such justify the high salaries of superintendents by saying something to the effect of "we must provide compensation for what they would earn in the private sector." (To be fair, this is the boilerplate for executive-level government jobs in a lot of areas). Why exactly, does this argument seem to never to apply to the rank and file worker?<br /><br />2. American teachers are asked "Why can't you guys perform like your peers in Finland?" and yet, reformers stay silent on the investment, both in training and compensation, that that country gives to its teachers.<br /><br />3. Of course, rather than truly meet the supply and demand issue at hand, we simply continue to watch our profession become more and more deprofessionalized. Perhaps it's my general feeling of hopelessness after last week, but I don't see any widespread politically viable solutions, which makes me wonder exactly how low will the bar go? Aren't we already at the point in some places where high school graduates can get emergency certification? What about high school dropouts? Are they next? LSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671049908828427975noreply@blogger.com