http://gothamschools.org/2009/01/06/ed-economist-teachers-not-students-need-more-time-on-task/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://gothamschools.org/2009/01/06/ed-economist-teachers-not-students-need-more-time-on-task/comment-page-1/#comment-7232 ruben Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:20:30 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=7265#comment-7232 What a well articulated explanation of one of the most common teaching complaints. I had a double-prep today. I spent the whole time in a meeting and when I left all I could say was, "I want those two hours of my life back." It's rare that I have a prep where I'm actually able to plan, and my common planning periods with grade level peers are never used for common planning. Maybe I'll anonymously drop this essay in my AP's box. What a well articulated explanation of one of the most common teaching complaints. I had a double-prep today. I spent the whole time in a meeting and when I left all I could say was, “I want those two hours of my life back.” It’s rare that I have a prep where I’m actually able to plan, and my common planning periods with grade level peers are never used for common planning. Maybe I’ll anonymously drop this essay in my AP’s box.

]]> http://gothamschools.org/2009/01/06/ed-economist-teachers-not-students-need-more-time-on-task/comment-page-1/#comment-7161 Tom Hoffman Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:51:16 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=7265#comment-7161 You get echos of the class size vs. teacher quality argument here -- in both cases quality vs. quantity. Which one a person would prefer to talk about (or implement) says a lot about where they're coming from and how they look at the world. You get echos of the class size vs. teacher quality argument here — in both cases quality vs. quantity. Which one a person would prefer to talk about (or implement) says a lot about where they’re coming from and how they look at the world.

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