Powersthatbe sent out an email at the end of last week stating that new teachers (in the first three years of teaching) should not be left alone to fail.
How about left alone to be staked out and drawn and quartered by the powers that be? Is that ok?
I wish administrations would be graded on their ability to nurture the resources that they are given. THAT would be fun to watch!
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In my department, its save the newbies by throwing the old timers to the wolves.
It's doubtlessly correct that we need to do a better job supporting new teachers.
We have a hard time when schools and departments are divided between career teachers and temp teachers, and if we can't get new teachers through the rough first few years, this will get worse.
But it has to be done in a way that shares what's difficult, not just dump problems on a few others.
Jonathan
jd2718
I know the best way. Take a new teacher who has specialized in mathematics at the highest level for the last 8 years of his life and give him all the consumer math and remedial math and basic algebra I. You know, the courses that no one wants because they're full of the 'problem' kids, stupid kids, and IEP/504/157 kids.
That's not the best way? Waddayamean? That's the way I've always seen it happen.
Aww, you've been peaking over my shoulder!! Not fair, Crumudgeon!
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