tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post861527160472626953..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: DOE Wants Essays From New Teachers- What Should The Essay Say?Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-35829018980117472762008-02-09T17:03:00.000-05:002008-02-09T17:03:00.000-05:00If Randi had the chutzpah, she would have said tha...If Randi had the chutzpah, she would have said that<BR/>new teachers already take written exams for their<BR/>master' degrees and essay questions on their ATS-W's<BR/>and do interviews. Then Principals (who used to be<BR/>considered master teachers) have three years of those<BR/>teachers "under their guidance and tutelage" to decide<BR/>wether or not said new teachers are capable of<BR/>becoming NYC teachers. <BR/><BR/>It always amazes me that "incompetent" teachers make<BR/>it through all this, then are blamed for their own<BR/>"incompetence". Where was the guidance and the<BR/>leadership of the Principal/Master Teacher; or does<BR/>"incompetence" only happen after a teacher earns<BR/>tenure?<BR/><BR/>She could at least raise the issue of administrative<BR/>incompetence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-51805179274558180332008-02-09T16:56:00.000-05:002008-02-09T16:56:00.000-05:00I wish I read this essay before I started teaching...I wish I read this essay before I started teaching in NYC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com