Are Greedy Teachers the Problem?

[similiesslip]

I think public speaking is a valuable skill that should be taught in school. As a future teacher, I hope to train my students in many areas, including public speaking. In my opinion, part of being a good speaker is taking time to do some research on your topic and learning how to process information logically

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[notodette]

Very well researched and interesting. I enjoy polemics.

[pixiebelle]

Education is a BIG issue for me politically. I believe a quality education should be free to all, and teachers should be paid what they are worth... Which is a heck of a lot more than what they get now. Education is the backbone of our country, without it... We have issues.

I agree that hard workers should be paid well for what they do. Then again, I'm sure some might call me a dirty communist for that :)

Well researched entry. Great job!

[poppetawoppet]

not going to lie, as a teacher, I'd forgo the higher salary for smaller classrooms/better training/better classrooms/more power over what I teach/less testing/more mentors/bigger support groups/etc etc.

but I agree with a lot of what you said her <3

[similiesslip]

Your perspective is very interesting to me as you do have first hand experience.

I have heard that most teachers feel the huge amounts of testing inhibits the learning process.

Do you mean bigger support groups for teachers?

Studies have shown that smaller classrooms produce better results. I do hope that somehow schools can hire more teachers and make up classes of fewer students per teacher.

What age do you teach?

And by "power over what you teach" are you refering to your state's course of study?

What do you think would have helped you be a better trained teacher? I'm in college to become a teacher so I would really appreciate any answers you have time to give so perhaps I can be better prepared.

Thank you for chiming in on this entry!

[poppetawoppet]

Yeah, I've seen studies on Japanese schools where they have larger mentor systems for teachers and it looks so awesome.

Well, my certification is K-12 music, and I'm subbing right now, which means I can be anywhere at anytime, but I'd love to teach middle school if I could.

Well I think the ability to be able to be more creative is being stifled by testing, so I think giving the teachers a bit more freedom in course of study would be interesting

I think just more time in classroom settings. I would love to see a mentorish system where you spend a whole year in a classroom so you can see all aspects of a year from beginning to end.

I think the best thing you can do as a future teacher is write down all the questions you have when you have them, and then ASK THEM. Also try to spend time observing in as many different classroom situations as you can. Learn patience and flexibility, because you will need it in spades. Other than that, I think it's different depending on what you want to teach

[lawchicky]

Honestly- that guy sounds like a big idiot!

[snack_size]

I completely agree with what you wrote - I considered being a teacher but was turned off by the salaries and the level of accountability. In our local news we hear all the time about "greedy" teachers in unions who want more money - isn't this where you want to pay someone more? Isn't the quality of a child's education important?

I think if we paid teachers what they are actually worth, there would be more people who considered the profession, and, in turn, would add value and quality.