Arizona Teachers Chatboard

Trailrider On 6/09/12, Karol wrote: > > I wish I could be positive. > > I agree with an eartlier post on how teachers are treated. > > Unfortunately, Arizona is one of the worst states for teachers. > > Come into a school system with a great attitude and insight, > and be struck down by new administrators who are don't really > k...See MoreOn 6/09/12, Karol wrote: > > I wish I could be positive. > > I agree with an eartlier post on how teachers are treated. > > Unfortunately, Arizona is one of the worst states for teachers. > > Come into a school system with a great attitude and insight, > and be struck down by new administrators who are don't really > know what they are doing. > > The job is simply overwhelming and the support is not there. > > Most of the old-timers know the schools you need to stay away > from. > Read the older posts and you can clearly see where to look for > a job and where to run and far away. > > Someday, the tide will turn towards educators again. > > A Republican governor does not help and extra monies for > education are simply not in the agenda. > > To answer your question about what to look for when looking > for a job: > > Red flags include: high teacher turnover, high student counts > in the classroom, new principals who have mentors to help even > them. > > Ask how committes there are and if you will be required to be > on one. > > Also ask about duty as some schools require double duty and > police the instructors daily to make sure they are standing > and watching. > > Teachers are required to wear so many hats with budget > constraints. Ask for extra pencils or paper and you will be > looked at with scorn. > > Sorry to be so negative, things are so much better in most > other states. Arizona is bottom of the barrel and those are > the people you will find many times in higher positions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 5/25/12, Important and Hopeful wrote: >> I've read many posts that talk about how bad education in >> Az is. Teachers are underpaid, treated poorly, provided >> with little or no resources and valued even less. My >> experience teaching here has been no different. But I >> remain an educator and believe all children deserve a great >> education. >> >> I refuse to give up on them and hope there are places out >> there where I truly can make a difference. So once again, I >> am leaving my district on a quest to find a place that >> deserves a talented and dedicated educator. Unfortunately, >> there are a lot of wolves in sheep clothing out there. I >> thought I fit at the last school that I worked at. I was >> terribly wrong. I would like to come up with some questions >> and some warning signs that would help me weed out the bad >> and horrible places. Interview Questions- What about this >> school would make me want to work here? About how many >> teachers leave each year? >> >> Warning Signs- No teachers on interview committee (could >> mean no teacher input, dishonest principals) >> >> Please respond with helpful suggestions, questions or humor >> only. ;) I've been put down enough by my admin.

Dec 27, 2016

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Jasped All of AZ was bad for teachers and students alike. I was a sped teacher at a few different schools and was really horrified by the conditions of the schools. The teachers were great but admin was really awful and the hours and pay could not keep a roof over your head. The public schools were two years behind the rest of the country and to compensat...See MoreAll of AZ was bad for teachers and students alike. I was a sped teacher at a few different schools and was really horrified by the conditions of the schools. The teachers were great but admin was really awful and the hours and pay could not keep a roof over your head. The public schools were two years behind the rest of the country and to compensate some of the charter schools put such burdens on the students and teachers to work harder and harder to close the gap -- there was little time for anything else. One charter school run by a former hedge fund manager did so many crooked things to line his pockets that teachers and students alike suffered. I was asked by one principal to help a student change answers on AIMS testing and another administrator warned me not to call DCF or else. Did not follow the rules and was therefore not considered a team player. This was a school where the founder wrote a book about the joy at work. The joy was supposed to compensate for the low pay. ESL students and poor students alike were at a huge disadvantage in the state. While the head of education at the time supposedly advocated for those students, a private blog he had revealed his true attitude. I frankly was glad to get out of that state of horrors and very relieved I did not drink the kool-aide.

n 12/27/16, Trailrider wrote: > On 6/09/12, Karol wrote: >> >> I wish I could be positive. >> >> I agree with an eartlier post on how teachers are treated. >> >> Unfortunately, Arizona is one of the worst states for > teachers. >> >> Come into a school system with a great attitude and insight, >> and be struck down by new administrators who are don't > really >> know what they are doing. >> >> The job is simply overwhelming and the support is not there. >> >> Most of the old-timers know the schools you need to stay > away >> from. >> Read the older posts and you can clearly see where to look > for >> a job and where to run and far away. >> >> Someday, the tide will turn towards educators again. >> >> A Republican governor does not help and extra monies for >> education are simply not in the agenda. >> >> To answer your question about what to look for when looking >> for a job: >> >> Red flags include: high teacher turnover, high student > counts >> in the classroom, new principals who have mentors to help > even >> them. >> >> Ask how committes there are and if you will be required to > be >> on one. >> >> Also ask about duty as some schools require double duty and >> police the instructors daily to make sure they are standing >> and watching. >> >> Teachers are required to wear so many hats with budget >> constraints. Ask for extra pencils or paper and you will be >> looked at with scorn. >> >> Sorry to be so negative, things are so much better in most >> other states. Arizona is bottom of the barrel and those are >> the people you will find many times in higher positions. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 5/25/12, Important and Hopeful wrote: >>> I've read many posts that talk about how bad education in >>> Az is. Teachers are underpaid, treated poorly, provided >>> with little or no resources and valued even less. My >>> experience teaching here has been no different. But I >>> remain an educator and believe all children deserve a great >>> education. >>> >>> I refuse to give up on them and hope there are places out >>> there where I truly can make a difference. So once again, I >>> am leaving my district on a quest to find a place that >>> deserves a talented and dedicated educator. Unfortunately, >>> there are a lot of wolves in sheep clothing out there. I >>> thought I fit at the last school that I worked at. I was >>> terribly wrong. I would like to come up with some questions >>> and some warning signs that would help me weed out the bad >>> and horrible places. Interview Questions- What about this >>> school would make me want to work here? About how many >>> teachers leave each year? >>> >>> Warning Signs- No teachers on interview committee (could >>> mean no teacher input, dishonest principals) >>> >>> Please respond with helpful suggestions, questions or humor >>> only. ;) I've been put down enough by my admin.

Jan 10, 2017

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