tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88218403407510136.post7318368085891154634..comments2023-07-07T04:54:42.112-04:00Comments on Walking to School: Not "Just" a Teacher...Mary Tedrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568681356512308199noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88218403407510136.post-87525583686921506222012-11-23T22:37:38.094-05:002012-11-23T22:37:38.094-05:00Teaching is the least celebrated profession yet on...Teaching is the least celebrated profession yet one of the noblest. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.earnmydegree.com/" rel="nofollow">online degree education</a>Carol Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616177100704497947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88218403407510136.post-62120658785147785422012-10-16T05:47:29.549-04:002012-10-16T05:47:29.549-04:00Nice post. Thanks for sharing this post with us.
...Nice post. Thanks for sharing this post with us.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.openhighschool.org/" rel="nofollow">Utah Charter School</a>Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415676457739814771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88218403407510136.post-82003682720482598042012-10-08T11:18:53.868-04:002012-10-08T11:18:53.868-04:00Allison, I'm so glad this resonates with you. ...Allison, I'm so glad this resonates with you. Teachers do much that should be celebrated. Rather than thinking of this as a defence of teachers, I'd like you and others to consider this as an OFFENSIVE move. Not offensive in the distasteful realm, but an opportunity to tell others how deeply complex and intellectually engaging our work is. Unfortunately, no one is out there waiting toMary Tedrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568681356512308199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88218403407510136.post-12668721335481481352012-10-07T20:46:41.113-04:002012-10-07T20:46:41.113-04:00Thank you for your defense of teachers. Makes me ...Thank you for your defense of teachers. Makes me want to stand up and cheer.Allison Jacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88218403407510136.post-69781013255812913102012-10-06T19:33:39.068-04:002012-10-06T19:33:39.068-04:00Yep. Some career switchers are great. Others are c...Yep. Some career switchers are great. Others are complete disasters like the math teacher at one of my schools who dealt with difficult students by refusing to teach them. And then failed the entire class who had to repeat an entire year. In any case, without professional training, a sensible induction program and a career ladder that supports good teaching we are just running experiments on Mary Tedrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568681356512308199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88218403407510136.post-10396404206221006762012-10-06T18:40:08.138-04:002012-10-06T18:40:08.138-04:00I very much like this. I agree with most of your c...I very much like this. I agree with most of your comments. The only thing I would say is that Teach for America and Career Switcher programs are not all bad. Yes, they do place the emphasis on content; however, that does not necessarily mean that the teachers they produce are poor teachers. <br /><br />One of the best teachers I ever had was a Career Switcher teacher. One of the things I liked Kaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88218403407510136.post-48038631852110715992012-10-06T13:23:15.043-04:002012-10-06T13:23:15.043-04:00Brilliant.Brilliant.Susan McGilvraynoreply@blogger.com