tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post2294626320361279452..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Teaching the one profession where they expect you to cut your own throat.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-86214805882351575232014-08-19T20:47:00.969-06:002014-08-19T20:47:00.969-06:00Thanks for alerting me to Peter Green's blog.Thanks for alerting me to Peter Green's blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-86176996821795176172014-08-17T19:15:50.787-06:002014-08-17T19:15:50.787-06:00No desks, no books, no computers and strict limits...No desks, no books, no computers and strict limits on copies. Is DCPS hiding $100,000,000 again? Putting 38 in a class instead of hiring more teachers...where is the money going? I haven't taught this many kids since 1998.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-61541344142402307672014-08-17T14:50:39.170-06:002014-08-17T14:50:39.170-06:00I didn't have desks either. I went into the fa...I didn't have desks either. I went into the faculty lounge and relocated the tables and chairs into my room.<br />Hey, I asked for desks; nothing came. I had to be proactive. Last year, our school had 50-60 students in core classes for the first 2 weeks; some classes had the big numbers for months.Students cannot stand perpetually. <br />DCPS needs to get it together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-51133695458065015722014-08-16T21:15:23.674-06:002014-08-16T21:15:23.674-06:00I teach HS history, have over 200 students, 30 IEP...I teach HS history, have over 200 students, 30 IEPs. I have no books and no computers. I have 29 desks and a class with 38 students coming Monday. There are no more desks at my school and I couldn't fit 38 desks in the room anyway. We were told not to have students sit on the floor. Should I ask them to stand for 90 minutes? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-60422924971410512442014-08-16T15:00:03.942-06:002014-08-16T15:00:03.942-06:00There is a load of TFA at my school. My colleague...There is a load of TFA at my school. My colleagues and I get frustrated by them because of their lack of humility, pedagogical knowledge, and longevity. They are not competing with me because they never stay. The longest one ever stayed was 3 1/2 years, but most stay for 2. Where is the competition in that?<br />We do pour a lot of time and energy into them, but I know I do it for the students who have to live under the constant turnover of new teachers. If it did not impact students, it wouldn't bother me; however, unlike those who hire or promote TFA, I have a conscience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com