Comments on: ESEA/NCLB Reauthorization Suggestions http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/02/eseanclb-reauthorization-suggestions/ Challenge The Status Quo Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:54:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ruth http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/02/eseanclb-reauthorization-suggestions/#comment-25667 Ruth Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:43:42 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/02/eseanclb-reauthorization-suggestions/#comment-25667 We all know that bad teachers exist, but when they exist in the earlier years of a child's life, it can be a make or break situation for that particular child. Teachers need to be regulated, just like any other worker. Their should be rules\policies in place, such as, 7,8,9 strikes your out!! perhaps if a techer fears loseing her job, she will teach better, be better, treat children better. The start of a child's education is as important or maybe more important than HS or college. It paves the path to what type of student is being created. If you have a teacher who simply judges, this is a bad student, this is a good student, therefore, i will work more with the good student, is just as determental to that so called bad student than anything else. We need to get rid of those bad teachers before the USA can improve any education system. No system can work unless we ahve good to great teachers behind anyone theory. We all know that bad teachers exist, but when they exist in the earlier years of a child’s life, it can be a make or break situation for that particular child.

Teachers need to be regulated, just like any other worker.

Their should be rules\policies in place, such as, 7,8,9 strikes your out!!

perhaps if a techer fears loseing her job, she will teach better, be better, treat children better.

The start of a child’s education is as important or maybe more important than HS or college.

It paves the path to what type of student is being created.

If you have a teacher who simply judges, this is a bad student, this is a good student, therefore, i will work more with the good student, is just as determental to that so called bad student than anything else.

We need to get rid of those bad teachers before the USA can improve any education system. No system can work unless we ahve good to great teachers behind anyone theory.

]]> By: Elona http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/02/eseanclb-reauthorization-suggestions/#comment-10401 Elona Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:13:43 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/02/eseanclb-reauthorization-suggestions/#comment-10401 I read your post with interest. Most of my teaching load is with at risk kids. The kids are at risk for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with me. You should hear some of their stories. Some of the adults in their lives need to get their act together so they can be there for the kids. These kids are 14 years and older. I'm supposed to "fix" them in five months. I know I make a difference to most of them because they tell me that I am a good teacher and that I care about them. That seems to be a big thing, the caring thing. They don't get much of that in their lives it seems. Many people have given up on them. We have long discussions in class about how these kids can help themselves when the adults in their lives cannot. Some of these at risk kids even have to give support to the dysfunctional adults in their lives. I talk about making better choices for better consequences. Kids ask for help making better choices. Parents ask for help managing their kids. I spend much of my day teaching things that will never appear on a test. I think that some people need help with parenting skills. Some people are completely lost. Look at all the training teachers have to get before we can teach a kid for 75 minutes a day. Parents are teachers too, yet they are expected just to know what to do and unfortunately that is not the case. Parenting is a much tougher job than teaching. I read your post with interest. Most of my teaching load is with at risk kids. The kids are at risk for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with me. You should hear some of their stories. Some of the adults in their lives need to get their act together so they can be there for the kids. These kids are 14 years and older. I’m supposed to “fix” them in five months. I know I make a difference to most of them because they tell me that I am a good teacher and that I care about them. That seems to be a big thing, the caring thing. They don’t get much of that in their lives it seems. Many people have given up on them. We have long discussions in class about how these kids can help themselves when the adults in their lives cannot. Some of these at risk kids even have to give support to the dysfunctional adults in their lives. I talk about making better choices for better consequences. Kids ask for help making better choices. Parents ask for help managing their kids. I spend much of my day teaching things that will never appear on a test.

I think that some people need help with parenting skills. Some people are completely lost. Look at all the training teachers have to get before we can teach a kid for 75 minutes a day. Parents are teachers too, yet they are expected just to know what to do and unfortunately that is not the case. Parenting is a much tougher job than teaching.

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