To quote one of my colleagues, "This is what happens when people who never work in schools make policy on education." Read the New York Times article here.
The idea and privilege of "tenure" in public education has garnered a lot of attention as of late. Most people who have never worked in education a single day in their lives seem to feel that tenure is unfair and teachers should work under the same expectations that other "regular" and hard-working Americans work under. At least, that's the narrative being presented in the media. Three years ago, I would have agreed, but I didn't know any better. At the college and university level, tenure is difficult to obtain and can take 4-8 years. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but from what I think I know, the candidate usually needs to have published some sort of research and have demonstrated a strong teaching record, among other things. Before becoming a high school teacher, I understood why tenure was necessary at the college and university level as it protected academics when they published work that went against the mainstream, and thereby prevented profes...
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That's exactly what this school system needs, teachers updating their resumes at schools with the highest needs because they're now being held accountable for the habits of their students' respective populations.
Haha! Dude, I don't think I'm anywhere close to a book deal.
I believe one of the prerequisites for a blog to go "book" is that I actually need a pretty high following on the blog.
I'm pretty sure most of my blog views are my students trying to see what crazy shit I'll say next.
This blog is nowhere near the hits http://www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com receives.