Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Dear Team Polazzo - Why Matt Polazzo's Article Is Wrong

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On my previous post I received a student commenter from Team Polazzo who asked me why I and other education bloggers believe that their te...
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Sunday, November 01, 2009

The First Results Of PIP+ Is Finally Known And It Is Bad, Really Bad

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At one of the 3020-a hearings a UFT official with detailed knowledge of the Peer Intervention Program plus (PIP+) has informed the Arbitrato...
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Friday, October 30, 2009

Its "D-Day" For The DOE Principals As All Vacancies Must Be Filled By Today

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Today is the day when Tweed has threatened the principals with reducing their budgets if they do not fill all their teaching vacancies. Ho...
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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Is It Important To Have An Open 3020-a Hearing? It Is Very Important

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Under New York State Education Law 3020-a the tenured teacher can elect to have either an open or closed hearing. Both the DOE and UFT ( N...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The DOE's PIP+ Program Suffers A Severe Setback As An Arbitrator Throws Out Charges Against A Teacher Who Refused To Take The Program

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In a little noticed decision an Arbitrator has dismissed a charge against a teacher who refused a Principal's order to take the Peer-Int...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Nicholas Kristof Scapegoats Reassigned Teachers As The Cause Of Our School System's Failure - Another Ignorant Journalist Who Believes Klein's Lies

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Previously, I posted how these non-educators who are clueless of the New York City schools have these idiotic ideas how to fix them. Now ...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Tweed's Misplaced Priorities As They Terminate 530 School Aides And Hire More Lawyers And Other Non-Educators At Headquarters

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Tweed's "children last" program continues as the DOE authorized the firing of 530 school aides while quietly adding to the ce...
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Friday, October 09, 2009

How To Survive The Corrupt Investigation Process That The DOE Perpetrates On The Teacher

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One of the most corrupt process the DOE perpetrates on the teacher is the investigation process when allegations are made against the teach...
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

From The Hall Of Shame To The Hall Of Fame

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Many of the Principals that graduate from the so called "Leadership Academy" have brought down the profession and have worsened m...
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Saturday, October 03, 2009

Tweed Protects & Supports Bullying Principals And Allows ThemTo Remove Teachers As They Wish

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The DOE claims that they take bullying very seriously and in the newspaper Gay City News , claim that they have strengthened the "R...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Will Joel Klein Give In And Remove The Hiring Freeze So That Principals Can Hire "Newbie Teachers"?

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It has been two weeks since the citywide ATR job fair has been held and I do not know of any ATRs in Queens who were offered positions for...
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Friday, September 25, 2009

My Union Hero And Villain

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As many of my readers know, I have complained about our union leaders since they seem to have lost touch with the members in the trenches th...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

The Union Finally Wins A Small Victory On Corporal Punishment - How About A Big Victory On An Independent And Fair Investigation Process?

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The NY Teacher reported that an Arbitrator sided with the union on language used for corporal punishment investigations. The union filed t...
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Saturday, September 19, 2009

The Dirty Little Secret That The Media Refuses To Report. How Principal Quality Has Deteriorated Under Bloomberg & Klein

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In the pre Bloomberg /Klein tenure almost all Principals rose through the teaching ranks and didn't forget their roots in the classroom...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

How Some "Principals From Hell" Still Screw The Reassigned Teacher

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I have a very good friend who was reassigned by her Leadership Academy Principal for alleged incompetence (the charge is false. Her crime i...
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Has A New Contract Been Negotiated With The Bloomberg Administration?

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There are persistent rumors that at Wednesday's Delegate Assembly meeting a tentative contract will be presented to the delegates. This...
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Despite A Shortage Of Science & Special Education Teachers The ATRs In These Areas Are Still Not Being Hired. Look At Ageism As The Reason

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In August the DOE, citing a shortage of Science and Special Education teachers, rescinded the ban on hiring "newbie teachers" fo...
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Saturday, September 05, 2009

For Teachers Who Have Been Targeted By Their Principals - Here Are TheThings Teachers Should Not Do.

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As the 2009-10 school year starts on Tuesday, many teachers are already being targeted by the Principal for either incompetence and/or misco...
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