tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post9176595732310992519..comments2024-03-28T19:47:39.985-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: PA Joins Assault On Teaching ProfessionPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-42225853910025397202014-06-09T09:07:46.868-04:002014-06-09T09:07:46.868-04:00Well, if you are following FL, you know we teacher...Well, if you are following FL, you know we teachers in this state are dealing with attacks from all sides (most recently the judge who declared the mysterious VAM score was unfair, didn't make sense, didn't do what it claims to do BUT it wasn't unconstitutional so with his approval, it shall remain as part of the evaluation system for FL teachers). Like you Peter, my official decree of worthiness to put in 60 hour weeks, jump through numerous in-service hoops, keep my sanity while numerous "new" teachers who have done ALT-Certification which around here is called the Teacher Ready program are favored, protected and babied because they are less expensive than people who have degrees in Education will be delayed because the data won't be ready to be applied to the VAM formula until late summer. I guess it is the same everywhere. <br />I am deeply saddened by the demise of teaching as a vocational pursuit where respect for the craft involved has gone by the wayside with the blessings of those who profit financially and politically from the work done by those who are truly dedicated to being a teacher. There is no occupation nobler or more far reaching into the lives of every citizen but it doesn't seem to matter much to those mysterious "powers that be" or the public in general. Even with that, I do not regret my decision to enter and remain in the field as a fully trained teacher (I went back and got a second bachelors in education) for the past 24 years. I am not and have never been "just a teacher". And I will stay in the field to advocate for the most important people in the situation - my students!<br />Julie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079062905449544951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-82959855479456542012014-06-08T09:55:50.855-04:002014-06-08T09:55:50.855-04:00In North Carolina, teachers went to court, the dis...In North Carolina, teachers went to court, the district judge said the legislature couldn't strip teachers of a "property right," so the legislature came up with the plan Peter discussed in his post "North Carolina to Teachers:"F#@! Off"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999710085214042978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-29372253185125938362014-06-07T21:12:57.824-04:002014-06-07T21:12:57.824-04:00Primary challenges should be mounted against anyon...Primary challenges should be mounted against anyone who votes for this bill. Incumbents from both parties despise a viable primary challenger. Until they are fearful of losing their seat, both parties will continue to cater to their 1% donors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813056667733621829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-6113111808114999762014-06-07T16:45:10.911-04:002014-06-07T16:45:10.911-04:00The problem is we are stuck in a box called the tw...The problem is we are stuck in a box called the two party system. It's really one party because both parties are beholden to the 1% of the corporate and financial elite. Rank and file workers must develop our own party to represent the 99% with a program of free, equitable K through college education for all, full health care, and a jobs program which recognizes employment as a right.Ken Derstinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645967327068634236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-26615120481199340572014-06-07T10:48:40.579-04:002014-06-07T10:48:40.579-04:00Take the state to court if it passes. Take the state to court if it passes. OTE adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259422705314063194noreply@blogger.com