Comments on: The Merits of the Lead Teacher http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: LISA http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2/comment-page-1#comment-2352 LISA Sat, 22 Oct 2005 02:42:05 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=148#comment-2352 I THINK THE IDEA OF LEAD TEACHERS IS A GREAT ONE BUT I DO NOT THINK THE REALLY EXPERIENCED MASTER TEACHERS WILL BE WILLING TO GO TO THE SCHOOLS THAT NEED THEM. AS A FORMER LEAD TEACHER AND MENTOR IN DISTRICT 19, EAST NEW YORK, I WOULDN'T GO BACK FOR $10,000 OR EVEN $20,000. I DID MY TIME IN THE TRENCHES AND THEN SUCCESSFULLY MOVED TO A QUEENS H.S. ON AN SBO TRANSFER. I'M STAYING WHERE I AM. GOOD LUCK TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE. ENJOY THE EXTRA MONEY AND USE IT FOR THE VACATIONS YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE TO GET THROUGH THE YEAR. I THINK THE IDEA OF LEAD TEACHERS IS A GREAT ONE BUT I DO NOT THINK THE REALLY EXPERIENCED MASTER TEACHERS WILL BE WILLING TO GO TO THE SCHOOLS THAT NEED THEM. AS A FORMER LEAD TEACHER AND MENTOR IN DISTRICT 19, EAST NEW YORK, I WOULDN’T GO BACK FOR $10,000 OR EVEN $20,000. I DID MY TIME IN THE TRENCHES AND THEN SUCCESSFULLY
MOVED TO A QUEENS H.S. ON AN SBO TRANSFER. I’M STAYING WHERE I AM. GOOD LUCK TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE. ENJOY THE EXTRA MONEY AND USE IT FOR THE VACATIONS YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE TO GET THROUGH THE YEAR.

]]> By: CSA4U http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2/comment-page-1#comment-2220 CSA4U Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:50:24 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=148#comment-2220 Wow! A CSA member who cares about teachers but also concerned about their own job security. Lead teachers, sounds great. Many suburban school districts provide for lead teachers and pay them as high as the Supervisors that they work with. Umfortunately we are still far behind paying our teachers what they deserve but we lag even further behind in salaries for school supervisors. Good Supervisors makes their teachers better teachers. You can call it a Lead Teacher or a Coach, it still doesnt devalue the importance of having good leadership in our schools. I was once a teacher. I love teaching, I do it everyday in many different ways. I have been around 16 years, long enough to know where teachers have come from and recognizing how much things have changed.The oldtimers are angry ,but are tired of the fight. The young people need to be educated on how important unions are. The middle of road people have to stand together and fight the good fight. I wish all my former UFT brothers and sisters the best of luck. Understand that we are all in the same boat and share many of the same concerns. We need to stop pointing fingers and start coming together. Wow! A CSA member who cares about teachers but also concerned about their own job security. Lead teachers, sounds great. Many suburban school districts provide for lead teachers and pay them as high as the Supervisors that they work with. Umfortunately we are still far behind paying our teachers what they deserve but we lag even further behind in salaries for school supervisors. Good Supervisors makes their teachers better teachers. You can call it a Lead Teacher or a Coach, it still doesnt devalue the importance of having good leadership in our schools. I was once a teacher. I love teaching, I do it everyday in many different ways. I have been around 16 years, long enough to know where teachers have come from and recognizing how much things have changed.The oldtimers are angry ,but are tired of the fight. The young people need to be educated on how important unions are. The middle of road people have to stand together and fight the good fight. I wish all my former UFT brothers and sisters the best of luck.
Understand that we are all in the same boat and share many of the same concerns. We need to stop pointing fingers and start coming together.

]]> By: NYC Educator http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2/comment-page-1#comment-2107 NYC Educator Tue, 18 Oct 2005 02:11:18 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=148#comment-2107 Oddly enough, in the suburbs they don't need merit pay that isn't merit pay, sixth classes that aren't sixth classes, or the NY Post to endorse teacher contracts. Without any of the "benefits" of the new proposed contract, they do very well, for the most part. Do you want to know how much they pay? I'll tell you. http://nyceducator.blogspot.com/2005/10/how-do-we-measure-up_17.html Oddly enough, in the suburbs they don’t need merit pay that isn’t merit pay, sixth classes that aren’t sixth classes, or the NY Post to endorse teacher contracts. Without any of the “benefits”
of the new proposed contract, they do very well, for the most part.

Do you want to know how much they pay?

I’ll tell you.

http://nyceducator.blogspot.com/2005/10/how-do-we-measure-up_17.html

]]> By: Bklynteacher http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2/comment-page-1#comment-2106 Bklynteacher Tue, 18 Oct 2005 02:10:55 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=148#comment-2106 I don't recall the details of what I read but I was not impressed with what I read (about the lead teacher position in the UFT contract newspaper) we received at home. Trust me. I'm not usually this negative as one might think from reading my many posts on these threads. I still say pass on this contract. We can and should do better. I don’t recall the details of what I read but I was not impressed with what I read (about the lead teacher position in the UFT contract newspaper) we received at home.

Trust me. I’m not usually this negative as one might think from reading my many posts on these threads.

I still say pass on this contract. We can and should do better.

]]> By: northbrooklyn http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2/comment-page-1#comment-2104 northbrooklyn Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:42:56 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=148#comment-2104 Sigh...maybe I read it wrong-but isn't this a position where Klein assigns the teacher to a specific school that is low performing [as in failing]? Have those of us who work or have worked in low performing schools not learned anything? The fish stinks from the head. The principal will have the lead teacher doing any number of things. They will be running around like a chicken without a head. And union management will not lift a finger. Keep it in the contract-as long as I can't be forced to take the position-I don't care, but buyer beware. Sigh…maybe I read it wrong-but isn’t this a position where Klein assigns the teacher to a specific school that is low performing [as in failing]? Have those of us who work or have worked in low performing schools not learned anything?

The fish stinks from the head.

The principal will have the lead teacher doing any number of things. They will be running around like a chicken without a head.

And union management will not lift a finger.

Keep it in the contract-as long as I can’t be forced to take the position-I don’t care, but buyer beware.

]]> By: paulrubin http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2/comment-page-1#comment-2102 paulrubin Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:09:33 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=148#comment-2102 Nothing wrong with the concept. It should be expanded to all schools because all schools have new teachers that could use help with classroom management, instructional technology, teaching techniques, content, etc. Nothing wrong with the concept. It should be expanded to all schools because all schools have new teachers that could use help with classroom management, instructional technology, teaching techniques, content, etc.

]]> By: Educat http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2/comment-page-1#comment-2100 Educat Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:42:44 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=148#comment-2100 lead teacher is a fine idea, im all for professionalism. but, tell me, how does going back into the cafeteria, patroling the potty and hallway move the teacher towards professionalism? lead teacher is a fine idea, im all for professionalism. but, tell me, how does going back into the cafeteria, patroling the potty and hallway move the teacher towards professionalism?

]]> By: Teacher31231 http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2/comment-page-1#comment-2093 Teacher31231 Mon, 17 Oct 2005 23:35:21 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=148#comment-2093 Randi is a d*mmy and the contract is bad. If you didn't think so before just look in the post and see that she is already talking about renegotiating the "letter" part of it, before we even pass it because is "a ripe point for abuse." Randi is a d*mmy and the contract is bad. If you didn’t think so before just look in the post and see that she is already talking about renegotiating the “letter” part of it, before we even pass it because is “a ripe point for abuse.”

]]> By: Schoolgal http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2/comment-page-1#comment-2090 Schoolgal Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:06:53 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=148#comment-2090 Not everyone is against this position, While I have issues with this new contract, I like the concept of Lead Teacher. Hopefully the Lead Teacher will not make unrealistic demands on teachers. But more importantly, the person holding this position should be a trusted member of the staff and supportive of their needs. Not everyone is against this position, While I have issues with this new contract, I like the concept of Lead Teacher. Hopefully the Lead Teacher will not make unrealistic demands on teachers.

But more importantly, the person holding this position should be a trusted member of the staff and supportive of their needs.

]]> By: overview http://www.edwize.org/the-merits-of-the-lead-teacher-2/comment-page-1#comment-2085 overview Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:23:04 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=148#comment-2085 The administrators at the schools throughout the five boroughs should be administering and handling the business aspects of education. The lead teacher(s) and other teachers should be working on devising the teaching methods and strategies, as well as ideally some of the content, that goes into the lesson plans and daily activities of the classrooms. The lead teacher concept is thus a step in the right direction of returning the process of education into the hands of the educators. Who better knows what works in the classroom(s) than the teachers and some of their teaching assistants. The administrators at the schools throughout the five boroughs should be administering and handling the business aspects of education. The lead teacher(s) and other teachers should be working on devising the teaching methods and strategies, as well as ideally some of the content, that goes into the lesson plans and daily activities of the classrooms. The lead teacher concept is thus a step in the right direction of returning the process of education into the hands of the educators. Who better knows what works in the classroom(s) than the teachers and some of their teaching assistants.

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