Comments on: Tenure Travails http://www.edwize.org/tenure-travails Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:23:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: jd2718 http://www.edwize.org/tenure-travails/comment-page-1#comment-18454 jd2718 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:12:48 +0000 http://edwize.org/tenure-travails#comment-18454 At this point, do 1 in 2 actually reach the end of their fifth year, or is it less than 1 in 2? And I need to agree with xkaydet65. Maybe I am off, but is there more harassment of new teachers going on now than in the past? The principal's obligation in regards to new teachers should be training, but I am hearing of U-observations in the first month of someone's career. How can that make sense? It is my impression that a disproportionate number of the supervisors who are harassing newer teachers are new principals, especially (but not exclusively) from the various quick roads to Principal-dom, including the Leadership Academy. I advise teachers seeking their first placements to look at larger schools. This is one of the reasons. Jonathan At this point, do 1 in 2 actually reach the end of their fifth year, or is it less than 1 in 2?

And I need to agree with xkaydet65. Maybe I am off, but is there more harassment of new teachers going on now than in the past? The principal’s obligation in regards to new teachers should be training, but I am hearing of U-observations in the first month of someone’s career. How can that make sense?

It is my impression that a disproportionate number of the supervisors who are harassing newer teachers are new principals, especially (but not exclusively) from the various quick roads to Principal-dom, including the Leadership Academy. I advise teachers seeking their first placements to look at larger schools. This is one of the reasons.

Jonathan

]]> By: xkaydet65 http://www.edwize.org/tenure-travails/comment-page-1#comment-17554 xkaydet65 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:30:11 +0000 http://edwize.org/tenure-travails#comment-17554 Of course with the number of qualified and caring supervisors in short supply it's no wonder that Klein must seek other means of evaluating teachers for tenure. For example I just received an E Mail from my subject supervisor, dated Jan 30 at 9 PM that I am required to give a mid term exam some time in the middle of January. Do you really want to be rated by such a supervisor? Of course with the number of qualified and caring supervisors in short supply it’s no wonder that Klein must seek other means of evaluating teachers for tenure. For example I just received an E Mail from my subject supervisor, dated Jan 30 at 9 PM that I am required to give a mid term exam some time in the middle of January. Do you really want to be rated by such a supervisor?

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