Re: Union

Confused needs to keep applying....and stop thinking he's better than other
teachers just because he says he'll be hands on. That alone will not make
him/her a better teacher.

On 1/19/10, Application vs Regurgitation wrote:
> I am an experienced teacher and it is only within the last few years that
> I have truly sat back and thought about the quality of education that I
> was providing to students. Confused is absolutely correct. Teaching
> science with worksheets is not teaching. It is simply providing
> information. The students MUST be able to apply the knowledge and not
> just regurgitate the information back on paper. The same is true of
> mathematics. As an elementary teacher I began to see that my students
> were only memorizing how to computate and not truly understanding
> mathematics. We tend to teach the way we were taught and go through the
> teacher's editions as if that were the only way to teach. Teachers need
> to understand mathematics and science in order to teach it so that
> students understand and can apply the knowledge. Unfortunately, unions
> do protect those who think have "that is the way I have always done it"
> mentality. Technology has made our students demand that be actively
> involved in their education and sitting listening to a lecture in science
> is not active. I have worked in both union and nonunion states and
> although it is good to have some sort of protection against unfair
> treatment I do not think that I could walk away from a classroom of
> students simply because I wasn't getting paid extra for parent conference
> time after school.
>
>
> On 1/18/10, Confused? wrote:
>> Any science teacher who teaches science with worksheets should be fired,
>> how about that? Get off your "eye of the beholder" crap. That's
>> exactly why bad teachers keep their jobs. It's called adapt to the new
>> learning styles or get out. Stale teachers need not apply.
>>
>>
>> On 1/18/10, Just saying. wrote:
>>> How do you know there are terrible science teachers in the area?
>>> Good teaching/poor teaching is ALL in the eye of the beholder. The
>>> person that I learn best from may be completely different from your
>>> idea of a "good teacher".
>>>
>>> Just because someone has been doing it for several years does not
>>> mean that their ideas are stale.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/31/09, Confused? wrote:
>>>> I taught for a while at a few local colleges (part time) since I
>>>> have my PhD in Genetics. I got to know a lot students and
>>>> teachers in the area. I decided to get my teacher license because
>>>> I would have a steady job and I can teach. I would rather teach
>>>> in a private school, but beggars cannot be choosers.
>>>> With that, there are some terrible science teachers in the area.
>>>> For no other reason other than the union/politics, they still have
>>>> a job. It's unfortunate that younger teachers cannot get a chance
>>>> because they have 20 yrs invested, but have no business teaching
>>>> our youth.
>>>> Just like sports, teaching should be performance based. You don't
>>>> want to do anything, fine, you don't get a raise. The concept of
>>>> unions were good 80 years ago, but now they promote mediocrity for
>>>> our students. Protecting too many teachers that should not be in
>>>> the schools.
>>>> It is not an accident that Ohio public schools (as a whole) has a
>>>> bottom 10 state ranking in the US, with the likes of WV,
>>>> Mississippi and others. Using computerize data analysis is an
>>>> effective way to assess teacher/student performance.
>>>>
>>>> On 12/31/09, Just Curious wrote:
>>>>> Why do you not want to join the union? I was just curious. In
>>>>> my district you don't have to join but you still have to pay
>>>>> a large fee that is only 10 dollars less than the fee that
>>>>> members pay. Happy New Year!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 12/24/09, Confused? wrote:
>>>>>> Hi, I am looking for information regarding joining the union
>>>>>> when I become a teacher next spring.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I DO NOT want to join. Do I have to join? It is against my
>>>>>> principles to join a union. I am just looking into it now
>>>>>> so I can defend myself later.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for your time.