For primary grades, parents must sign a permission for retention.

Obviously, in MS and HS, grades will determine retention.

If what you say is true and he has lived in the area the entire time then shame on your system for allowing that to happen. The blame is not exclusive to teachers, principals, central office, it is shared collectively by the entire educational system.

 

Was a guest of the juvenile court system and the ever so popular homeschooling from about the 5th grade through freshmen year.

Hey I have barely skimmed this thread. This 16 year old you are talking about, I'm guessing that he was placed in HS. If so who determined what level to place him? I have no point to make here, I was just curious as to how that process works.

My wife is a 3rd grade teacher and I hear her talking a lot about merit pay. She will often say that merit pay is fine when you do a job that is only based on your own performance. She says in education she can teach and teach but if the child does not want to perform academically then he/she will not perform. A teacher's job does not only depend on his/her performance but other factors as well. How good is the administration in the district, do the parents support education, and do the students want to perform. I have heard my wife come home many of an evening and wonder how she will reach this child because she has tried everything but the child is still performing under level.

In addition, I know that my wife has spent a lot of money out of her own pocket for her masters, which they are required to get but the government does not bother to reinburse any of the money. Most corperations who want you to get a masters will offer to pay for at least half of it. In addition, she seems like she is always going to school. I know that she works for hours on her masters and now on her Rank in addition to all of the PD that she attends. I just know as a husband of a teacher she sure does seem to be putting in a lot of hours into her job even on her "summer break".

My wife is a 3rd grade teacher and I hear her talking a lot about merit pay. She will often say that merit pay is fine when you do a job that is only based on your own performance. She says in education she can teach and teach but if the child does not want to perform academically then he/she will not perform. A teacher's job does not only depend on his/her performance but other factors as well. How good is the administration in the district, do the parents support education, and do the students want to perform. I have heard my wife come home many of an evening and wonder how she will reach this child because she has tried everything but the child is still performing under level.

In addition, I know that my wife has spent a lot of money out of her own pocket for her masters, which they are required to get but the government does not bother to reinburse any of the money. Most corperations who want you to get a masters will offer to pay for at least half of it. In addition, she seems like she is always going to school. I know that she works for hours on her masters and now on her Rank in addition to all of the PD that she attends. I just know as a husband of a teacher she sure does seem to be putting in a lot of hours into her job even on her "summer break".

 

Does your wife receive a higher salary once she gets a masters and even higher with a rank 1? How is that not being paid? On PD, is she not paid to attend?

Does your wife receive a higher salary once she gets a masters and even higher with a rank 1? How is that not being paid? On PD, is she not paid to attend?

 

We have to have 24 PD hours and we get those on breaks, Saturdays and after school. So no, I would say teachers are not paid for PD...

We have to have 24 PD hours and we get those on breaks, Saturdays and after school. So no, I would say teachers are not paid for PD...

 

Somewhere along the lines of the planning period and yes, let's not forget the various "duties" that are not paid for.:sssh:

I still find it interesting that no one within the education system acknowledges tenure as a value to their job, the automatic step increases, the early retirement system.

 

Even more interesting is the taxpaying public who work outside of education can see the values of these benefits immediately.

 

I still contend if teachers are serious about getting higher compensation they will need to learn to communicate with the tax base. To continue to say how long and how hard they work is a disconnect of a message. No one really hears it or frankly, thinks that should be the case anyway.

 

This thread has proving one thing. Teachers fail to make their case to the community to improve their economic standing. There is the same contentions made but it has yet to improve. The message has to change and the education industry has to be ready to listen. Otherwise, welcome to the status quo.