tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post8041491994202272172..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: Mike Mulgrew, Just Say No To "Givebacks" And Demand The City "Pattern"Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-59104891130607249972009-11-29T11:16:46.533-05:002009-11-29T11:16:46.533-05:00In some small schools principals teach one class. ...In some small schools principals teach one class. Do they also follow the same criteria with respect to tying their students' grades and their principalship position? Or are these principals inflating their passing rates since they're supposed to be role models for teachers and exposure to their inepitude would be too shameful? Either way, principals are not being held accountable when they also teach a class. The principal, at the school where I teach, also teaches HS History, has a passing rate of less than 70%, at one time, less than 60%. Here's something interesting. Two years ago NONE of her students passed the AP Government class. Students complained to the Quality Reviewer about her lack of knowledge and her inability to teach it well. Yet, the QRer ignored the students' complaints. If this had been the results of an untenured teacher, no tenure would be granted as per BloomKlein. Yet, what about removing principals who don't have good passing rates and can't teach, especially since the students constantly complain that they don't understand the principal's teaching method! Double standards, yes indeed, double standards!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-29215766510638716552009-11-27T16:12:10.315-05:002009-11-27T16:12:10.315-05:00Two different cultures are right, say nothing abou...Two different cultures are right, say nothing about how South Koreans are inclined to exaggerate and self-hallucinate. <br /><br />It has everything to do with South Korean parents, and has little to do with South Korean teachers.<br /><br />When parents sacrifice more for their children, more can be asked of them, and kids tend to give more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-31890449576131472922009-11-27T08:57:00.109-05:002009-11-27T08:57:00.109-05:00How do gym, art, music teachers get evaluated? i&#...How do gym, art, music teachers get evaluated? i'm all for improvement, but let's be realistic: this isn't South Korea, where Obama last week stated was a model for our schools. Two different cultures.You think he might have thought first before asking Duncan and Bloomberg to visit. In the end, it will and always has been about social class and accessing the fast track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-33393516033578560832009-11-26T16:16:01.565-05:002009-11-26T16:16:01.565-05:00Just think a few years ahead or our next contract....Just think a few years ahead or our next contract. Bloomy will rightfully demand post tenure reviews tying into test scores on tenured teachers. Good bye to high salaries and good bye to decent pensions, we will all be contractors working on a 3 or 5 year contract.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com