Not exact matches
There is a strong resistance to moving swiftly to formal capability processes
as many head
teachers would prefer that a
poor performer leaves after finding another
job — they believe that the inclusion of a formal capability process in a reference would sink any chance of the less than competent
teacher leaving quietly.
As a nation we do a
poorer job than some other countries in ensuring that we prepare an appropriate number of
teachers in the areas in which they are most needed.
Study, former
teacher recount troubling management practices and
poor student outcomes Former California Virtual Academy (CAVA) employee Jan Cox Golovich left her
job as an online high school
teacher a year ago, when she decided the students she...
«The current system is resulting in many heads and
teachers unwilling to take on
jobs in disadvantaged schools - afraid for their
jobs as a result of
poor inspections, afraid to take risks and be experimental,» said the union's general secretary Christine Blower.
As one of the wealthiest states, Connecticut does a
poor job of maintaining competitive wages for
teachers — a key ingredient to recruiting and retaining a strong teaching force.
As for the motivations of crappy
teachers — do they suck because they aren't capable of teaching or because they don't care, are burnt out, don't like children (at least
poor, minority children), or are unmotivated because they know that their union and its ridiculous contract will protect their
jobs no matter what they do — I don't know.
During her reign
as head of the New York City
teachers union, just 88 out of 80,000
teachers lost their
jobs for
poor performance over a three year period.