tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post5501099084365829972..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: Don't Expect NYC Schools To Improve Academically Under The DOE's Present Policy.Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-5569189556975878572015-01-14T19:29:50.495-05:002015-01-14T19:29:50.495-05:00Excuse me. I actually work as a teacher at the sch...Excuse me. I actually work as a teacher at the school that anonymous at 9:01 am feels the need to slander. I'm curious to know this persons sources for his allegations, since I strongly doubt you are someone who works at our school. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-561184017203569002014-09-24T11:15:13.520-04:002014-09-24T11:15:13.520-04:00out on the rock kids are very disrespectful. they ...out on the rock kids are very disrespectful. they can't even tell time. when are we going to wake up and tell it like it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-38736860054378292872014-09-23T16:43:58.117-04:002014-09-23T16:43:58.117-04:00Anon 6:41 " all with a snarl"...Lol, I c...Anon 6:41 " all with a snarl"...Lol, I couldn't have said it any better! The even funnier thing is that we are being taxed to pay for their benefits as well as having to teach, feed and endure their shenanigans.ReadyToRetireNowhttp://blah.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-58871798301497597682014-09-23T06:41:13.516-04:002014-09-23T06:41:13.516-04:00I always laugh when I hear people say "Americ...I always laugh when I hear people say "America is becoming socialist". We've been socialist for decades. However, in this area,public education and welfare-to the worst possible outcome. Millions of users who expect, and demand cradle to grave benefits-all with a snarl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-15093694080394685322014-09-22T22:24:25.460-04:002014-09-22T22:24:25.460-04:00The poor kids have several pairs of $250 sneakers ...The poor kids have several pairs of $250 sneakers and the latest IPhones. Some days half the class does not have a pencil. Respect is a one way street. My school is holding a required meeting on Yom Kippur. Nobody gives a shit about me and my culture. Yet I am continually required to honor their culture. Thanks for telling the truth guys. I really appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-78205209419558127122014-09-22T19:42:29.159-04:002014-09-22T19:42:29.159-04:00America is too liberal and thats why entitlement i...America is too liberal and thats why entitlement is the name of the game ,,parents teach their kids you are entitled ..Entitled to everything..they teach them U have rights and then they leave the public schools at somewhere near 20 years of age and reality sets in...what are we teaching them???????????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-15228700227374954922014-09-22T14:44:55.261-04:002014-09-22T14:44:55.261-04:00I'm an ATR and after an annoying day I feel a ...I'm an ATR and after an annoying day I feel a lot better now reading some of these comments.<br /><br />There needs to be more accountability on the part of administration, but the focus should really be on bridging the divide between teachers and administration. The no nonsense (but full of it), bully principal who pushes people around, hides in their office and shows up in classrooms when people speak up crap has to end. We need more quality principals and APs along with quality teaching. Only then, maybe, MAYBE, it will work.<br /><br />Yes to parenting and everything else, true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-64743040241718954622014-09-22T07:20:49.672-04:002014-09-22T07:20:49.672-04:00To 9:47 pm: My thoughts EXACTLY. Not only their ...To 9:47 pm: My thoughts EXACTLY. Not only their attendance and behavior, but their GRADES. If their attendance, behavior, and grades are not passing level, the welfare benefits of every ilk get CUT. Oh yeah. <br /><br />Unless the students strive in their studies, that's exactly where THEY will find themselves eventually: sucking up every welfare benefit and contributing nothing in return, except some more dependents. End the cycle now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-82003281990640603642014-09-22T05:35:06.965-04:002014-09-22T05:35:06.965-04:00Any person on govt. assistance must sign a contrac...Any person on govt. assistance must sign a contract which states that any pregnancies after the second birth must be aborted . Simple-end of story.<br /><br />There is no excuse for the poor behavior . It can't all be blamed on poverty. Why? Brand new immigrants value education, and are willing partners. They are mostly orderly and positive about being in school here. Not urban terrorists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-6520850726544688542014-09-21T21:47:48.018-04:002014-09-21T21:47:48.018-04:00To 5:08
How do you make them a good parent? You t...To 5:08<br /><br />How do you make them a good parent? You tie their food stamps and disability and all the other bs funding they get to their students attendance and behavior. Watch how fast these parents get on their children and their educationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-54727682553521252722014-09-21T18:13:30.635-04:002014-09-21T18:13:30.635-04:00As a principal in the south bronx for the past 5 y...As a principal in the south bronx for the past 5 yrs (no chaz, im not from the academy) I have become more and more dishearten by what i see from our system<br /><br />I agree with 11:32 in that parents have now used our schools as a cheap day care center. In addition it has become near impossible for any leader to make a difference. With a staff of 40 we are expected to form 20 different committees where each staff member on averages is on two of them. This takes away from education. <br /><br />In addition I have safety meetings, brt meetings, network meetings, superintendent meetings, pd meetings, etc. when are leaders given a chance to make a difference?<br /><br />When are parents held accountable for sending their student to school half the time and then pick them up when they please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-41974237920060575922014-09-21T17:15:40.270-04:002014-09-21T17:15:40.270-04:00Im off topic here but I just looked on payroll por...Im off topic here but I just looked on payroll portal and my 9/30 check is the same as my last one no retro no raise anyone else see this or know what's up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-46075390550512054842014-09-21T17:08:58.038-04:002014-09-21T17:08:58.038-04:00my exact words!!!!!! couldn't have said it bet...my exact words!!!!!! couldn't have said it better myself. campus magnet, august martin and we know all the rest. bad parents equal bad students. simple math that even our mayor should understand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-68800610101824946202014-09-21T16:19:26.483-04:002014-09-21T16:19:26.483-04:00How do you get someone to be a good parent? NYC sc...How do you get someone to be a good parent? NYC schools have taken on that responsibility via default. They have also taken on every other facet of parenting, other than having the students live in the school. (I've been in schools that have dentist, eye labs and medical offices.) Most teachers want to be teachers - not parents, social workers, waiters, condom dispensers, or generalized scape goats.Bronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-23799234384237207552014-09-21T12:21:35.869-04:002014-09-21T12:21:35.869-04:0011:32, good on you! This is what I have saying fo...11:32, good on you! This is what I have saying for years on end. You can supply beautiful classrooms, exciting textbooks, the latest electronic paraphernalia, a motivated and knowledgeable teacher and still have dismal passing stats. How? If the students cut class or form a never-ending parade of late arrivals into class, disrupting it for the entire period, they not only cut their chances of passing, but those of the entire class they perpetually disturb with their late arrivals. If the students have such little respect for education that they continually play with their cell phones, talk to other students, put their heads down on the desk, or just walk out the door, they have a significant chance of failing as well. If they decide to play video games or run around in the streets until the wee hours of the morning instead of studying, doing homework or completing projects, they are also setting themselves up to fail.<br /><br />As ATRs, we see the worst of these behaviors. It is quite typical at schools in certain neighborhoods for a large proportion of the class to simply run out the classroom door into the halls when they see "a sub". Or to throw their handouts onto the floor or make paper wads of them. Or tell the ATR "I don't have to listen to you, you're not a teacher" or similar nonsense. Or to vandalize the classroom while you tell them to stop. That they cannot, for 45 lousy minutes, show the slightest modicum of courtesy or maturity, cannot cope with change (a different teacher), think of others, speaks VOLUMES of the indifferent "parenting" they received. They are barely socialized at all. They are ignorant of social mores. They have virtually non-existent impulse control. They do not have any clearly defined professional career plans. No WONDER they have high rates of suspensions and failure. <br /><br />But of course, it's the TEACHER'S FAULT!<br /><br />Unless the PARENTS, such as they are, spend some time <i>raising</i> their children, not just spawning them, there will continue to be these dismal failure rates, countless dollars wasted on special remedial programs and computers and review software, and of course, the blaming finger pointed squarely at the TEACHER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-9409210802788146782014-09-21T11:32:39.005-04:002014-09-21T11:32:39.005-04:00The solution is very simple. It has nothing to do ...The solution is very simple. It has nothing to do with teachers, administrators, unions, cfn's, chancellors or contracts. It comes down to one thing. Good parenting. Until the city holds parents responsible for their children then our education system is doomed. It is not a shocked that african american students have the highest rate of absences and lateness. It is not a shock that minority students have the highest rate of suspensions.<br /><br />I do not want to hear about socio-economical issues. There is a huge population of bengali students in my school community. They succeed in spite of their poverty because of the high expectations they put on their students and prioritize education.<br /><br />If you want to place blame and start change then find a way to support homes and then hold them accountable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-40086236085758863642014-09-21T10:26:21.178-04:002014-09-21T10:26:21.178-04:00Funny...our network group finally showed up last f...Funny...our network group finally showed up last fall to ask us questions and "address" any concerns we had about how they can help us more. We responded with a resounding, "Where were you to begin with"? With a new mayor and chancellor, these parasites hustled their posteriors to try and save their cushy jobs. Since Farina has retained them, they haven't shown their faces since.ReadyToRetireNowhttp://blah.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-307173829430161112014-09-21T09:01:57.925-04:002014-09-21T09:01:57.925-04:00Chaz,
Meet Principal Quintana of Bronxdale High Sc...Chaz,<br />Meet Principal Quintana of Bronxdale High School located on the Christopher Columbus High School Campus in the Bronx. This pathetic principal is the exact type of individual that the DOE has created. A total mess of a principal with school scores that would make you vomit. In its first graduating class year (school opened in September of 2011), we will see less than 50% graduating come this June. Another disaster! Ms. Quintana has been reported for accepting cash for parking spaces in the small parking lot at the school. Mysteriously her secretary and assistant principals were given spaces. It was leaked that each have her $500 per parking space and an investigation is underway. You can't make this up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-54696098366737195532014-09-20T18:15:49.976-04:002014-09-20T18:15:49.976-04:00Any thinking person has to come to the conclusion ...Any thinking person has to come to the conclusion that the DOE is not concerned with education- but focused on giving the appearance of being concerned. (The UFT has learned alot from them.) The only reason they even do that is because education is a mandated right. If it were a privilege, and not a parody, there could be real education again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-87889523669112674162014-09-20T12:55:22.191-04:002014-09-20T12:55:22.191-04:00Chaz you didn't say to clean house of Academy ...Chaz you didn't say to clean house of Academy principals in your list of how to make academic change. Would eliminating the CFN do that automaticay because then the principal playing school would be accountable to their superintendents? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339684094702284130noreply@blogger.com