Chicago teachers strike

[uebermann]

Unlocked. Lots of posts were removed so if you find a post is missing, it was removed as off-topic.

This is a forum, not a college term paper. There's no "right" way to cite a source here, so long as the author of the material isn't left out. Now lets drop it and stay on topic please.

[eric]

[eric]

[uebermann]

Unlocked again.

[uebermann]

[Dylan]

Some suspect charter schools are successful in part because the parents who get kids into them are mOre involved. Not sure if that's true but it's something to be wary of.

Incidentally do we know what system is used to select teachers in charter schools? Could be useful info.

[Sazari]

[Mo~]

[Mr.Bill]

As I mentioned in the obesity thread we take our 11 niece to Karate class sometimes.. And because of ADD, or sugar, or autism, or whatever 1/2 the kids in that class can't sit still for 3 mins at a time. They are constantly moving, not listening nor paying attention...

I can't imagine trying to teach these type of kids in a school.. No way they'd be able to sit at a desk for 6 hours and learn anything. .

[Hyperion]

Just spent five hours after school preparing for tomorrow's lesson on two-dimensional kinematics. Teachers r so lazyy, derpa.

Our average class size surged from 24 to 31 in less than 5 years. The average teacher salary went up $1,000 in the same time period. We also have more inclusion classes - special education and 504 students are't kept separate unless absolutely necessary. That means we have to write up individual lesson plans for each student with a diagnosis warranting an IEP.

Teachers used to have districts fund their training over the summer. Not anymore.

The voting public has no clue how education operates. Teachers are almost always underpaid. You trust your child's health to someone who makes $200,000 a year but think the value of educating him or her is $40,000-$50,000?