The teacher pilloried as the “worst in the city” got a standing ovation from her colleagues. (Edwize)
A former city teacher who works at a controversial Chicago charter explains all. (Flypaper)
A “below average” teacher at a high-scoring school writes about his ratings experience. (Insideschools)
Mayor Bloomberg said he would oppose any legal change to shield teachers’ scores. (Capital NY)
A city teacher says the union blew the chance to turn the ratings into a lesson. (Education on the Plate)
A call for the UFT to stop negotiating with the city until Bloomberg leaves office. (Chaz’s School Daze)
Pennsylvania is barring Philadelphia teachers from grading their own students’ tests. (Notebook)
D.C.’s schools chief says districts need national standards to root out cheating. (D.C. Schools Insider)
A city teacher finds little relationship between teachers’ added value in two subjects. (Gary Rubinstein)
A parent argues that large high schools have value and should be nurtured by the city. (SchoolBook)
SickofBloomberg
The time has come for the teachers of New York City to truly unite, as qualified professionals, and REQUIRE that their representative, the UFT, use every resource at its disposal to:
1) Expose Bloomberg for the failure and criminal that he is.
2) Silence the “yellow journalism” that poses as the press in this city
3) Defend its members from attacks in the media
4) Demand a voice in any educatioanl policies created in this city
5) Demand the repeal of mayoral control
6) Develop itself as a driving force in education in New York City.
Enough pandering and trying to conciliate the useless politicians. We are education in this city and we should take responsibility for our careers and for our schools.
Guest
if management was allowed to use their professional judgement to manage and hire and fire as appropriate like evry other industry
if the union actively protected the ptofession from the incompetant
teachers would not be in this place the union created
SickofBloomberg
By “management” are you referring to the gelatinous mass of useless principals who are a product of the alleged “Leadership Academy”? People with little or no classroom experience or subject knowledge who are eminently UNqualified to hire or evaluate experienced teachers?
Brendan
I hope this is not the extent of your coverage of the “worst teacher” story.
Guest
to sick of bloomberg .. yes management.. who ever they are.. needs to be empowered… and until they are and can do their job .. which is figure out who can teach, help those that can be helped and get rid of the ones that cant.. simpley the basic work of management… value add is what happens when management is not allowed to use professional judgement.
Pogue
When those in charge of managers are incompetent, you get incompetent managers.
I trust not what decisions the current business manager/Leadership Academy principals make.
Experience matters.
Anyone but Quinn.
Be wary of de Blasio.
Better yet, end Mayoral Control.
“My big problem with the rollout of the Common Core is that, if some teachers hadn't read this article, they might have felt like they were the only ones confused about the CCS rollout too.”
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