On 6/30/09, Sue/FL wrote:
> I do teach at one of those schools. A teacher that is not a strong
> teacher is unable to survive, let alone teach, at our school. No, we don't
> solve the problems. Yes, we do teach the children. The better the
> teacher's skills, the better the job done.
>
> Are you suggesting that the children of these populations should just be
> pushed aside as being unable to be taught. If a strong teacher is willing
> to teach at such schools, good. And guess what, once you invest in this
> type of an environment, you believe in what you do.
>
> Some places, not here, pay a big bonus to the teachers in difficult
> schools. Perhaps that would be a solution to "your" problem...
>
> It would be nice not to write off these children born into these
> situations. And guess what, the teacher across the hall from me was once
> upon a time one of "these children"...guess some make it, huh?
>
>
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>>> why don't you go and teach at one of those schools. this is not a
>>> good teacher or not a good teacher. This is a social pjroblem and
>>> no teacher, it doesn't metterhow good he/she is, can change it.
>>>
>>> On 6/22/09, sue/FL wrote:
>>>> It isn't comfy, but it takes an excellent teacher to teach at
>>>> the challenging schools and make gains. Some special teachers
>>>> are up for the challenge. To best serve these children, the
>>>> districts have to attempt to get strong teachers into these
>>>> schools. I understand what they are trying to do. I may
>>>> not "like" it, but I understand.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
I agree Sue! Very well said...
No, the problem isn't the teachers per se... however, a lot of these
underperforming schools end up with vacancies because their teachers go on
to positions in other institutions. This means these vacancies are filled by
inexperienced teachers. NOT to say that these inexperienced teachers will
not become wonderful teachers, however when children of these populations,
it is definitely beneficial to have a teacher who has had a lot of
experience in teaching strategies, classroom management, remediation, etc...

We can't just push aside certain populations. EVERY student deserves the
right to an education.

You may not like what the district is doing, but there definitely is a
reason behind it (if I have to point it out, it's to benefit the students!)

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