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It's really sad to see teachers like Takahashi because it's the EXACT type of people I want teaching but the focus on tests and other problems stifle them. I'm completely terrible at advanced math and the subject is incredibly dry to me and sometimes I wonder if it was just from the rote way it was taught compared to my History and English classes that were far more engaging and interesting. I remember reading an article that I can't find now that goes into 'of course math is loving boring, it's taught in the most boring way possible instead of teaching it like an art form' and I really agreed with it. Of course it's easier to intimidate teachers to teach to the test or flat out replace them with a TFA gimp so what reason do they have to change? And then all the Very Serious People wonder why education is falling behind.
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Yep that sure was it, couldn't remember the title to look it up on google.
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Main Paineframe posted:Teach for America lures in college grads with flowery idealism, gives them one month of educational training, and then sends these barely-trained kids to the worst schools in the nation to carry out a two-year teaching commitment for a salary that's low even by teachers' standards. Once they've worked the two years in a lovely school for lovely pay, they have a high chance of quitting teaching, if they didn't already burn out or have a breakdown during the two years. Not to worry, though, as they'll just be replaced by another fresh-faced barely-trained TFA teacher. Some school districts have even taken to saving money by firing their decently-paid experienced teachers (whose experience is included in their salary, and who are likely union) and replacing them with amateur TFA grads who have so little qualification to teach that the district can get away with paying them less than entry-level. It's basically this. You get around that nefarious ~*~tenure~*~ problem and the union by claiming budget shortfalls then bring in TFA scabs that'll probably 95% of the time either take their two years and leave running and screaming for the hills or quit before then. Bring in another idealistic scab and the cycle continues. More short term gains for long term losses, The American Way! I'm not shocked at the audacity of the program, just saddened by it. All it does is drive out people who want to teach and not end up on food stamps in the process. They tried to pull the same trick on my sister but she declined after I mentioned how it worked. Of course now she's dealing cards in a casino instead.
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Jul 26, 2014 23:14
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PT6A posted:That's a tipped position, and there's usually people around to respond immediately to any form of threat. A big improvement, actually. Oh don't get me wrong she's doing very well for herself but she did have a passion to teach before it was slowly but surely beaten out of her. It's just sad to see.
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Jul 26, 2014 23:34
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TFA recruits usually don't go to school for teaching in my experience. It's more along the lines of 'poo poo I got a degree but all the jobs I can find are stocking shelves or serving coffee, help me out here!'
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