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Most teachers hate remote learning, contrary to what you might hear or read in the media.
Got a link to back that up?
And the Unions didn't seem to go for that when they kept putting off return to classrooms.
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Most teachers hate remote learning, contrary to what you might hear or read in the media.
Please explain how unions protect teachers. I would like to know the outside view.
That is not the union doing this. The board's decisions prompted that issue. They do a particularly lousy job of affording due process and that trips up their actions according to contracts and laws regarding teacher misconduct. Did you ever notice these problems are usually in blue cities?
That is not the union doing this. The board's decisions prompted that issue. They do a particularly lousy job of affording due process and that trips up their actions according to contracts and laws regarding teacher misconduct. Did you ever notice these problems are usually in blue cities?
Teacher prep for on-line classes is 2-3 times harder than in-person instruction. I am sure there are hundreds of examples I could cite, but COVID certainly proved that remote learning simply is not as effective for most students. There have even been many threads on this topic in this forum. All you need to do is search a little.Got a link to back that up?
And the Unions didn't seem to go for that when they kept putting off return to classrooms.
Teacher prep for on-line classes is 2-3 times harder than in-person instruction. I am sure there are hundreds of examples I could cite, but COVID certainly proved that remote learning simply is not as effective for most students. There have even been many threads on this topic in this forum. All you need to do is search a little.
On a more personal note, early in my career as a teacher, I was selected by my school district to evaluate on-line learning as a form of remediation. The program was never adopted because technology-trained teachers like my teammates and I decided the instructions results were not worth the effort and expense. During COVID, my three grandchildren had on-line instruction for a significant period of time. Their grades suffered and I doubt they will ever catch up as they lost about a years' worth of quality instruction.
The most important thing regarding instruction is that what the unions say is most often opposed by the rank-and-file teachers in the classroom. COVID was an example. My teacher friends all wanted to go back to class, but the unions in collusion with the local school boards and state governments kept them out.
Why wouldn't they? Would you want to be fired based only on some ridiculous accusation? I was once called in and threatened by my principal with firing because I had been accused by a parent of racism towards her child. She complained to the school board that I was not appreciative of her concerns over a fight her son instigated. She quoted me as saying the n-word was just a word, which is exactly the complete opposite of what I told her, and I supported her 100% in her reasoning that the fight was racially motivated. Luckily, the assistant principal was present and heard my comment exactly as I claimed.The union asked for the rules that created the situation, and draws out the processes against the accused.
Why wouldn't they? Would you want to be fired based only on some ridiculous accusation? I was once called in and threatened by my principal with firing because I had been accused by a parent of racism towards her child. She complained to the school board that I was not appreciative of her concerns over a fight her son instigated. She quoted me as saying the n-word was just a word, which is exactly the complete opposite of what I told her, and I supported her 100% in her reasoning that the fight was racially motivated. Luckily, the assistant principal was present and heard my comment exactly as I claimed.
Do you think I should have been fired based on the accusation alone?
The school boards negotiate contracts. If they don't want something in a contract, it is their responsibility to deny its inclusion. I was a teacher and an administrator and saw the issue from both sides. few people have that point of view. I fired several teachers in my 18 months in the job, despite being told it couldn't be done.
According to their rules and processes, it seems so because they cannot prove them to be guilty and remove them. I will admit that that situation is extremely messed up, but the elected DEM leaders caused it. Fortunately, is by far the exception rather than the rule.So everyone sitting in those rooms is innocent?
In big cities the school boards are dwarfed in power by the teacher's unions in political power.
When we did it, one of us had to have a college degree, so yes, there are requirements.Requiring parents to only home school up to the grade level they completed would at least be a step in the right direction. There are no requirements now.
Interesting, was that a requirement in your State?When we did it, one of us had to have a college degree, so yes, there are requirements.
In our county. Every school district has some autonomy when it comes to regulating homeschooling. Some are very lax, if you want to you can, others much tighter.Interesting, was that a requirement in your State?
Making Education Conform to Natural MotivationsWhat about socialization skills and learning how to function in partner/team situations?
An Analogy That Diploma Dumbos Are Incapable of RealizingAnd again, if homeschooling parents don't have the expertise to teach a subject, there are options that give their kids access to those who do. One option, as I've pointed out repeatedly, is an online curriculum that gives the student access to teachers and the parents become monitors making sure their kids can stay focused. Another is to homeschool until the kids get old enough that they're taxing the parents' ability to effectively teach (all the while keeping up with the SOL's), then put them back in private or government schools to finish out their years.
When Nerds Become HeroesIOW, just as I've been sas is less of a problem than you'd think. There is a lot of time wasted in the classroom just getting kids to sit down and shut up,
Born on Third Base and Slavish Serfs Cheer Himyour hysteria over W notwithstanding.
Under This Class-Biased System, College Graduates Have No Right to the Jobs They Are GivenThey have that choice now.
The Netrix Is Programmed With All the Wrong AnswersYes but we should encourage more into trades and fewer into liberal arts
Typical College-Level Either/Or StupidityYou don't become (or remain) a teacher for wealth or respect.
Bait and SwitchWell, that's a lie.....which I certainly expected from you.