Have you noticed that the people who make the decisions about education are not closely involved with education? Senators and Congressmen have mostly never taught and now only remember being students. Superintendants haven't taught for quite a while. Researchers often have never taught, rather, they have only studied teachers in those amazingly dry studies that are often so fatally flawed. Teachers must be the reason that students aren't learning. Couldn't be home life, ipods and phones in class, disrespect for adults in general, drugs or poverty. The solution to all problems is more dedicated teachers.
Thanks to NYC Educator for pointing out this terrific article in the Times about the issue.
posted by Dr. G. @ 9:17 PM
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Thanks for noticing.
A colleague of mine thinks we should require politicians who administer school districts to send their own kids to the schools.
I agree completely. Not that I'm holding my breath or anything.
I find it interesting how we are generally judged the harshest by those who have never walked in our shoes no matter what the job.
I am a huge believer that everyone should work in retail and food service. There is NO excuse for bad behavior or bad tips, but it happens most often by those who DON'T KNOW...ignorance is bliss.
Politicians' children in public schools, hmmm . . . that would have to be Democratic politicians, since the Republicans are all pushing to dismantle the system. I remember Dr. H. in college. She taught us Music Ed over at state university and had come around to observe us teaching. Harvard educated, she had not actually taught herself and was about 50 when she was teaching us. Later when I was picking up my doctorate she was still there teaching grad students and doing exalted research.
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