Teachers

[boutons_deux]

Study: Teacher Prep Programs Get Failing Marks

The U.S. spends more than $7 billion a year preparing classroom teachers, but teachers are not coming out of the nation's colleges of education ready, according to a by U.S.News & World Report and the National Council on Teacher Quality.

The study says most schools of education are in disarray.

"Right now, much of higher ed believes that it's not their job to have a teacher be ready for the classroom on Day 1," says Kate Walsh, president of the National Council on Teacher Quality.

Her organization's study of more than 1,100 colleges of education found that 7 out of 10 programs did not adequately teach candidates how to teach reading. Nine out of 10 did a poor job preparing them to teach basic subjects like English, math, science or history.
Training in classroom management and the use of student data was lacking. The damage to K-12 education, says Walsh, is enormous, and she is on a mission to expose what she calls "widespread malpractice"in the field of teacher education.

"School districts are spending billions of dollars to make up for what teacher training programs are not doing," Walsh says.

Some colleges of education are so bad, the study attached a "consumer alert" to their names with this warning: "In our view, caution is advised as prospective teacher candidates are unlikely to gain much, if any, teacher training of value in return for their investment."

http://www.npr.org/2013/06/18/192765...cc=es-20130623

Teachers are overworked, underpaid (so the most qualified, motivated don't teach but follow the money elsewhere), and vehemently, relentless denigrated (so teachers quit after on a few years, 5 years on avg in TX) by VRWC to destroy the public school system and teacher's union as a source of Dem contributions. It's working. American if ed by the VRWC and VRWC is unstoppable.

[snicker licker]

You're a moron and obviously unfamiliar with Texas schools. The school provides very little outside of a classroom to teach in.

Bull crap! Besides, outside of a classroom and books, what else is needed to teach? Let me guess, little Timmmmay needs extra crayons so bleeding heart lazy lib wifey taps into nearly overdrawn bank account because those crayolas are sooo important.

LOL.

over paid, lazy teachers and educational workers. 3 months paid vacation, countless hours wasted during work hours on bull pep rallies, sporting events, etc.

Education in this country is a joke, but not because of lack of funding. It is a joke because the job is an easy way out for college grads who want to relive their glory days from high school and are too scared, lazy, stupid to get a job in the real business world. So they become glorified babysitters for full medical and 50k a year with 3 month vacation.

But they complain every chance they get because their isnt enough tax money left to get all the snot nosed brats the full set of crayolas for that oh so important project they want their class to do.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Bull crap! Besides, outside of a classroom and books, what else is needed to teach? Let me guess, little Timmmmay needs extra crayons so bleeding heart lazy lib wifey taps into nearly overdrawn bank account because those crayolas are sooo important.

LOL.

over paid, lazy teachers and educational workers. 3 months paid vacation, countless hours wasted during work hours on bull pep rallies, sporting events, etc.

Education in this country is a joke, but not because of lack of funding. It is a joke because the job is an easy way out for college grads who want to relive their glory days from high school and are too scared, lazy, stupid to get a job in the real business world. So they become glorified babysitters for full medical and 50k a year with 3 month vacation.

But they complain every chance they get because their isnt enough tax money left to get all the snot nosed brats the full set of crayolas for that oh so important project they want their class to do.

Maria Montessori thinks youre clueless.

You remind me of a friend who said that raising a kid was cheap. You just had to get them some diapers, a high chair and formuls. No big deal at all.

[angrydude]

Teacher evaluations really should be handled at the local level. It's impossible to judge the quality of a teacher based off of how ty his/her dumbass students are.
Teachers shouldn't piss and moan they aren't making 100,000/year. You knew what you were getting into. And I doubt your next best alternative is working as a chemist for a pharmaceutical company.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Bull crap! Besides, outside of a classroom and books, what else is needed to teach? Let me guess, little Timmmmay needs extra crayons so bleeding heart lazy lib wifey taps into nearly overdrawn bank account because those crayolas are sooo important.

LOL.

over paid, lazy teachers and educational workers. 3 months paid vacation, countless hours wasted during work hours on bull pep rallies, sporting events, etc.

Education in this country is a joke, but not because of lack of funding. It is a joke because the job is an easy way out for college grads who want to relive their glory days from high school and are too scared, lazy, stupid to get a job in the real business world. So they become glorified babysitters for full medical and 50k a year with 3 month vacation.

But they complain every chance they get because their isnt enough tax money left to get all the snot nosed brats the full set of crayolas for that oh so important project they want their class to do.

maybe teachers buy supplies for those who can't afford them... basic stuff to get through daily lessons... oh wait you already know that..lol... it's obvious you don't know any teachers..

[sjacquemotte]

The name calling stopped...

That's what I was thinking...

[Nbadan]

You're a moron and obviously unfamiliar with Texas schools. The school provides very little outside of a classroom to teach in.

Absolutely. Outside of supplying a classroom and some (usually outdated) technology....teachers buy all their own supplies....it's crazy...

What if private businesses ran like that?

And they get to deduct those business expenses from their taxes right?? Only if they itemize and keep all their receipts...otherwise they can deduct a max of $250...

[FuzzyLumpkins]

That's what I was thinking...

Except that it didn't. If 'name calling' prevents you from responding in an intelligent and logical manner then perhaps that is something you should work on. Banter in Texas is pretty much a way of life so perhaps I am just used to it.

[snicker licker]

What other supplies could you possible ing need? Text books are supplied. Computers with internet access are available for use. All you need is a pen and a pencil and a spiral notebook. Simple as that. Anything else is just extras. Enough money is already spent on the schools. The ISD's however apparently want to continue to build palaces for campuses and want to have gigantic football stadiums. Those are obviously their priorities.

[boutons_deux]

"What other supplies could you possible ing need?"

Teachers Spend Own Money On Necessity Items For Their Students: Report

Many teachers routinely spend money out of their own pockets on necessity items for their students, according to a nationwide survey conducted byAdoptAClassroom.org.

The organization surveyed 1,188 K-12 teachers from public, private and charter schools throughout the country, and found that the vast majority of teachers -- 91 percent -- reported purchasing things for their students that ranged from food and snacks, to personal care items like toothbrushes and soap.

“This survey of our teachers makes one thing abundantly clear: teachers are not only educating students, but through their out-of-pocket purchases, teachers are tackling major social issues such as homelessness, poverty, hunger and teaching students basic life skills,” said James Rosenberg, founder of AdoptAClassroom.org. “Again and again, we see it happen -- when society lets kids down, it’s teachers who step in to fill the gap.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1822777.html

[TeyshaBlue]

What other supplies could you possible ing need? Text books are supplied. Computers with internet access are available for use. All you need is a pen and a pencil and a spiral notebook. Simple as that. Anything else is just extras. Enough money is already spent on the schools. The ISD's however apparently want to continue to build palaces for campuses and want to have gigantic football stadiums. Those are obviously their priorities.

lol angry sock puppet

[LnGrrrR]

I can see why licker thinks teachers are overpaid. The ones that taught him certainly didn't do a good job.