By: Rebecca
Love these newsletters! Until school administrators are given the authority to hire and fire teachers based on effectiveness, schools will continue to fail. I suggest giving teachers two year...
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Rebecca, Thank you for your comments. I found that the teachers at Bodine to be very passionate and professional. Part of the problem with the budget cuts is that their ability to be effective has been...
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Rebecca, you are obviously not a teacher. I teach at Bodine – it’s a great school with an excellent teaching staff and motivated students. Budget cuts have severely impacted our program and hurt the...
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Gamal, Thanks for sharing this information. You pose a salient question regarding teacher professionalism that enriches and sustains schools. With what I know about the Science Leadership Academy where...
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I appreciate your use of this specific example, Gamal, to help people understand the impact that teacher turnover can have on a school. By the way (to Rebecca), I work in a state where every teacher...
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Terrific perspective, Renee. I appreciate the distinction between “student learning” and “student achievement.” I wonder what they mean to you. Are you referring to “student learning” as engagement and...
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Hi Kristoffer, I agree that teachers can be more effective when they have opportunities to influence educational policy. Carrie R. Leana writes in “The Missing Link in School Reform” that teachers need...
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Teaching isn’t a job that is mastered prior to the job being started. It is ever changing, ever growing. In my state (FL), teachers will be evaluated based on the test scores of their students. LIFO...
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Love these newsletters! Until school administrators are given the authority to hire and fire teachers based on effectiveness, schools will continue to fail. I suggest giving teachers two year...
View ArticleBy: Gamal
Rebecca, Thank you for your comments. I found that the teachers at Bodine to be very passionate and professional. Part of the problem with the budget cuts is that their ability to be effective has been...
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Rebecca, you are obviously not a teacher. I teach at Bodine – it’s a great school with an excellent teaching staff and motivated students. Budget cuts have severely impacted our program and hurt the...
View ArticleBy: Kristoffer
Gamal, Thanks for sharing this information. You pose a salient question regarding teacher professionalism that enriches and sustains schools. With what I know about the Science Leadership Academy where...
View ArticleBy: Renee
I appreciate your use of this specific example, Gamal, to help people understand the impact that teacher turnover can have on a school. By the way (to Rebecca), I work in a state where every teacher...
View ArticleBy: Gamal
Terrific perspective, Renee. I appreciate the distinction between “student learning” and “student achievement.” I wonder what they mean to you. Are you referring to “student learning” as engagement and...
View ArticleBy: Gamal
Hi Kristoffer, I agree that teachers can be more effective when they have opportunities to influence educational policy. Carrie R. Leana writes in “The Missing Link in School Reform” that teachers need...
View ArticleBy: Jupiter Mom
Teaching isn’t a job that is mastered prior to the job being started. It is ever changing, ever growing. In my state (FL), teachers will be evaluated based on the test scores of their students. LIFO...
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