Adventures in Learning

I just want to add,  What is the so called Model of a Bad Teacher? We keep saying Bad Teachers need to go, but what does one look like? I mean truly bad hurting the system, hurting kids type bad teacher…. i had bad teachers in High School and College (This is where most of them are) but most of them were old school traditional teachers lacking a open mind….but is that not a problem in all walks of life….. It is too easy to call out the BAD teachers and not talk about the way the system is set up to create bad teaching and bad practices….The system is outdated…the fact there are any good teachers is a testament to the human spirit! Let’s stop talking in generalizations and add personal stories to the conversation….like Girl with a lesson plan is doing here!

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collegefail:

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But merit pay is often affiliated with fire-based-on-scores since the pay is based on scores. What people tend to forget is teaching is a TRADE skill, just like electricians and plumbers, etc. I went to school and invested money into this job, if I lose this job because I have…