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Two weeks on..

by BJ

Sep 11, 2015

And no administrator has set foot in my classroom or stopped by to even welcome me to the school. Very strange and quite rude. Even where I have been a daily sub, the principal or vice principal has come in to welcome me or check up on me. Wouldn't you like to know who is teaching in your school, or perhaps you don't care as long as the subject is not English or Math - the Keystone subjects..

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Math Teach I hear you. (Although I'm a LTS in a shortage area, for which I am certified). I attended Open House, stay one hour after school prepping and offering extra help to kids, taking papers home to grade, etc. And for all that, I'm getting regular sub pay. Nice, huh?

On 9/11/15, BJ wrote: > And no administrator has set foot in my classroom ...See More

Sep 21, 2015

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pixie to math teach I have been in that situation, yet subs compete for those LTS gigs out of the hope that it will lead to a real job. Although I struggle on a sub's pay, and I am certified, I can't really say that I would wish to be a "real" teacher, not that that would be an option for me anyway, seeing as how many states evaluate teachers based on the st...See MoreI have been in that situation, yet subs compete for those LTS gigs out of the hope that it will lead to a real job. Although I struggle on a sub's pay, and I am certified, I can't really say that I would wish to be a "real" teacher, not that that would be an option for me anyway, seeing as how many states evaluate teachers based on the students' standardized test scores, as if the teacher is the only variable in the kid's life. The other day I heard a radio interview with Dale Russakoff, author of the new book, "The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's Schools?" about how N.J. Gov. Christie, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg teamed up to "fix" Newark's schools. It seems that teacher input was largely excluded from the process. She mentions "Race to the Top that President Obama and Arne Duncan, the education secretary, put in place, which encouraged states to change their laws so the teacher evaluations were based increasingly on the student test scores - how students - whether students grew or not on their annual tests would determine whether teachers were rated effective or ineffective...And this measurement scientist said that the system was never intended to judge teachers. It was only intended to measure whether children are growing or not because it doesn't tell you why they're growing or who caused them to grow or why they're failing and who caused them to fail."

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On 9/21/15, Math Teach wrote: > I hear you. (Although I'm a LTS in a shortage area, for which > I am certified). I attended Open House, stay one hour after > school prepping and offering extra help to kids, taking papers > home to grade, etc. And for all that, I'm getting regular sub > pay. Nice, huh? > > On 9/11/15, BJ wrote: >> And no administrator has set foot in my classroom or stopped >> by to even welcome me to the school. Very strange and quite >> rude. Even where I have been a daily sub, the principal or >> vice principal has come in to welcome me or check up on me. >> Wouldn't you like to know who is teaching in your school, or >> perhaps you don't care as long as the subject is not English >> or Math - the Keystone subjects..

Sep 22, 2015

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pixie reposting/clarifying I'm reposting my response to math teach to clarify a couple of lines: > I have been in that situation, yet subs compete for those LTS > gigs out of the hope that it will lead to a real job. > Although I struggle on a sub's pay, and I am certified, I > can't really say that I would wish to be a "real" teacher, > (not that th...See More

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