** Official Teachers Thread **

[Noles20]

Christmas on Wednesday or Thursday is the best. It gives you a longer break.

[JRS1386]

Originally Posted by Noles20

Christmas on Wednesday or Thursday is the best. It gives you a longer break.

One of the best perks about becoming a teacher to me is getting these mini vacations

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by JRS1386

One of the best perks about becoming a teacher to me is getting these mini vacations

yeah its really nice. and NEEDED

[hoke2007]

I'm getting ready for my year long intern/student-teaching next year. I'm pretty nervous about it and I'm absolutely dreading paying $12,000 for tuition (and not getting paid).

[Andrew4Bama]

I'll be done with high school in 7 days

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by hoke2007

I'm getting ready for my year long intern/student-teaching next year. I'm pretty nervous about it and I'm absolutely dreading paying $12,000 for tuition (and not getting paid).

gotta love how student teaching is one of the few unpaid internships around anymore. i had friends getting paid over $25 an hour for their internships

[Noles20]

I can't stand when we have student teachers.

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by Noles20

I can't stand when we have student teachers.

do you have a bad one?

my co-op loved me. within 2 weeks she was shopping online and dropping in on other teachers cuz she was bored lol

[Noles20]

Originally Posted by smokew11

do you have a bad one?

my co-op loved me. within 2 weeks she was shopping online and dropping in on other teachers cuz she was bored lol

That is exactly why I hate them. The co-op teachers always give too much control too soon. Then the special area teachers, like me, have to deal with the mess. I personally have never had a student teacher and I doubt I ever will.

[buzz05232000]

Originally Posted by Noles20

I can't stand when we have student teachers.

yeah it's getting harder and harder for our uni's professors to place interns

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by Noles20

That is exactly why I hate them. The co-op teachers always give too much control too soon. Then the special area teachers, like me, have to deal with the mess. I personally have never had a student teacher and I doubt I ever will.

i think a good co op will play to the student teacher's strengths. i have a problem sitting and doing nothing, so after watching a few of the same lesson on the first day i asked if i could have 8th period. i was glad she gave me control fairly soon, but i can see where a lot of student teachers wouldnt be ready for it

Originally Posted by buzz05232000

yeah it's getting harder and harder for our uni's professors to place interns

yeah it was hard for KU also...some of the teachers where I student taught told me that they had a bad experience and won't ever take one again, cant blame em. a bad student teacher could mean a ton of work for the co op

[buzz05232000]

in fl we are moving towards teacher pay being tied directly to student achievement.

it's going to get even tougher for interns

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by buzz05232000

in fl we are moving towards teacher pay being tied directly to student achievement.

it's going to get even tougher for interns

that sucks...i dont get how they do that for gym, art, etc. and then you got gen ed classes where some kids honestly just dont want to learn...there are so many variables to learning. i hate achievement based pay

[JRS1386]

Writing a lesson plan for my participation in the elementary school. Kind of lame that the teacher I am shackled me down to what I can do, but I guess I got to work with what she gives me.

[Noles20]

Originally Posted by JRS1386

Writing a lesson plan for my participation in the elementary school. Kind of lame that the teacher I am shackled me down to what I can do, but I guess I got to work with what she gives me.

I don't understand.

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by Noles20

I don't understand.

dont feel bad. i read it 3 times and i dont get it

[buzz05232000]

Originally Posted by smokew11

i hate achievement based pay

it works, for the most part

[Noles20]

Originally Posted by buzz05232000

it works, for the most part

Define "works"

[buzz05232000]

provides an incentives for instructors ---> works for the most part

sure you'll have quality teachers leave low-end schools, but that's the nature of the system

[Noles20]

Maybe we should start paying police officers based on the crime rate.

[JRS1386]

Originally Posted by Noles20

I don't understand.

I am suppose to come up with a lesson for my participation project and instead of making my own lesson to fit with what the teacher is going over she told me that she was going to teach half the class how to multiply double/triple digit numbers by single digit numbers as well. Also, she instructed me that all the kids will be using their white boards during this time as well. So instead of having the freedom of making my own lesson to teach this multiplication I have to do it in the boundaries already set for me. Like I said, I can't complain because she is granting me a great privilege to be in the classroom, it would just have been nicer for more room to work with.

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by JRS1386

I am suppose to come up with a lesson for my participation project and instead of making my own lesson to fit with what the teacher is going over she told me that she was going to teach half the class how to multiply double/triple digit numbers by single digit numbers as well. Also, she instructed me that all the kids will be using their white boards during this time as well. So instead of having the freedom of making my own lesson to teach this multiplication I have to do it in the boundaries already set for me. Like I said, I can't complain because she is granting me a great privilege to be in the classroom, it would just have been nicer for more room to work with.

are you a student teacher, pre student teacher, observing...?

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by Noles20

Maybe we should start paying police officers based on the crime rate.

good analogy

[RushianSyrinx]

Originally Posted by buzz05232000

it works, for the most part

So did communism.
And the final solution.

How do you judge the fine arts?

[JRS1386]

Originally Posted by smokew11

are you a student teacher, pre student teacher, observing...?

Pre student teaching I guess. I am not trying to be ungrateful, I just was looking forward to more freedom in the plan. I got it done and am teaching it in an hour.

[smokew11]

Originally Posted by JRS1386

Pre student teaching I guess. I am not trying to be ungrateful, I just was looking forward to more freedom in the plan. I got it done and am teaching it in an hour.

i dont know about your program, but the semester before student teaching we had 4 weeks of being paired with a co op and observing/teaching so you can see they day to day of a classroom.

i was lucky cuz i knew my co op before hand and she let me do whatever i wanted (1st time i ever taught was a HS humanities class..in front of an art teacher, history teacher, english teacher, and 75 seniors..in May lol)

..but most of my friends' experiences werent the same, a lot of them werent allowed to teach and the ones that did werent given much freedom. its hard because you and the teacher dont have time to build a relationship/understanding and you dont really have time to get to know the students

good luck with your lesson today

[eric81485]

Originally Posted by buzz05232000

in fl we are moving towards teacher pay being tied directly to student achievement.

it's going to get even tougher for interns

I have a feeling that if achievement based pay is implemented then you will see more teachers cheating/giving answers on high stakes tests.

[shaggo91]

my moms an art teacher at a school filled with inner city kids. alotta tough ones who are surrounded by violence and have fathers in jail and such. anyways i always put music on her ipod for her and i guess the other day she put on a dmb/phish/moe/grateful dead playlist and the kids really enjoyed it. hopefully these kids can find an escape from reality at school with sum good tunes

[buzz05232000]

Originally Posted by Noles20

Maybe we should start paying police officers based on the crime rate.

we kinda do

[buzz05232000]

Originally Posted by RushianSyrinx

So did communism.
And the final solution.

great contribution