tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post3118652335694372508..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: Why NYC's Small School Miracle Is A Mirage.Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-83488362648611934492018-06-02T08:31:40.883-04:002018-06-02T08:31:40.883-04:00I am a teacher in one of these small schools that ...I am a teacher in one of these small schools that came from a carved up high school. It is a sham through and through. Our school motto should be "A fish rots from the head, down." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-10980053368252654882018-05-21T10:05:14.207-04:002018-05-21T10:05:14.207-04:00This year has been super easy and relaxed as an AT...This year has been super easy and relaxed as an ATR. However, I have it good and I know it. I do miss teaching. I get sick of telling people that I'm a teacher but not in a classroom. I also feel I've become so used to not having anything to do and leaving right at the end of the day.<br /><br />Oddly enough, the school I am at is one of those old big schools and there are amazing things I see here everyday. Of course, it's all about the quality of kids.Highly Effective King Clovishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653858157695141774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-68498645468319983152018-05-19T19:46:50.845-04:002018-05-19T19:46:50.845-04:00I’ve been an ATR for 5 years and have never worked...I’ve been an ATR for 5 years and have never worked in a school where I got less than 5 classes a day to cover. Many of them have been dangerous and hopefully I’ll be placed in a teaching position so I can get a break from the constant abuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-50000127437897558782018-05-19T11:39:19.563-04:002018-05-19T11:39:19.563-04:00At my small school the pass rate wasn't good e...At my small school the pass rate wasn't good enough for the admins, so they switched to jumprope from skedula and voila! Everyone is passing even if they only did handful of assignments all semester. No joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-89831804183142269252018-05-19T10:35:36.771-04:002018-05-19T10:35:36.771-04:00to 8:40 yes I am an ATR and hopefully will continu...to 8:40 yes I am an ATR and hopefully will continue to stay an ATR<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-90038166174284222482018-05-19T08:40:56.293-04:002018-05-19T08:40:56.293-04:004:50,
You forgot to add you're full of shit a...4:50, <br />You forgot to add you're full of shit and not an ATR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-54052312670064122242018-05-18T16:50:07.832-04:002018-05-18T16:50:07.832-04:00Atr 3rd year
1) no lesson plans
2)no calling paren...Atr 3rd year<br />1) no lesson plans<br />2)no calling parents<br />3) no meetings to attend<br />4) very few classes to cover. <br />5) salary about to become 119000<br />Why would I ever want to back into a class. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-81202486135630159052018-05-18T10:05:29.266-04:002018-05-18T10:05:29.266-04:00I work in one of the actual small schools (not a c...I work in one of the actual small schools (not a carved up "real" high school), it's ok, neither great nor bad, but I wanted to mention there's barely any per session here though. <br /><br />Chaz, one thing you missed in the academic fraud was the mandated grading schemes. It used to be tests were 100% of the grade, then a decade or so ago that got watered down to 80%, then 70%, now in many schools tests only count toward less than half of the grade. In mine tests are only 30%, which means if a kid comes to class, does the "cooperative learning" (i.e., copies) and hands in copied homework, he passes even with a 0 test average (in fact, many don't even take any tests!). Even in good schools like Tottenville on SI, the principal from Brooklyn instituted one of these schemes, where tests are only 25%! It's a great way to run a school into the ground, as students realize there is no incentive to excel in school.TJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080823411092014871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-64876941001540333162018-05-18T08:35:41.947-04:002018-05-18T08:35:41.947-04:00Because of Bloomberg we have ATR people suffering ...Because of Bloomberg we have ATR people suffering in a system of neophytes who know squat except for the iPhone in the back of the pants. The kids are clueless as ever and Bloomberg is still a dwarf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-48650717617203216052018-05-18T08:34:04.859-04:002018-05-18T08:34:04.859-04:00The small schools initiative was created by billio...The small schools initiative was created by billionaire pal Mr. Gates but gates has said publicly that the small schools "experiment" was a failure. Bloomberg is the biggest fake person on this earth and 8 25 is so right that most people do not know the damage Bloomberg did to NYC schools.<br /><br />If I ever me Bloomberg in this street I would look for a stick like the one Chucky uses in the movie with the teacher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-14106030860305254842018-05-18T07:30:43.149-04:002018-05-18T07:30:43.149-04:00For purely selfish reasons I would ask people to s...For purely selfish reasons I would ask people to stop ragging on small schools. The per session opportunities are beyond amazing. They never have enough people around to take care of all the needs of the school!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-41630470761460923142018-05-17T20:25:54.943-04:002018-05-17T20:25:54.943-04:00What's surprising to me is that Bloomberg is b...What's surprising to me is that Bloomberg is blasting Trump and his lack of integrity in the media. People are applauding Bloomberg for doing so and have no idea the damage Bloomberg's done to NYC public schools. Let him attack Trump all he wants, but Bloomy was not a heroic figure for the working class of NYC. (He left office a much richer man, as will Trump.) The vast majority of people have no idea what he did. Same with Gates and Zuckerbeg. If you utter a word against them you're attacked. Small schools have never been the answer for anything but dismantling traditional schools and opening for profit corporations to raid the public's trust and tax dollars. The UFT was completely impotent during the Bloomberg era and facilitated his plans with the 2005 contract. (They also unbelievably opened up their own charter schools.) Now we must stay in UFT because they have been so successful at beating back the robber barons? Oh yeah, they got veteran teachers permanent full time roving substitute jobs, for which we are supposed to be eternally grateful. Bronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-70324572730133471152018-05-17T18:16:23.846-04:002018-05-17T18:16:23.846-04:00Mirage is sooooo right!! Mirage is sooooo right!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com