What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

[Doofy]

I worked school maintenance for 30 years and saw both sides, admin and teachers. We had many very dedicated, hard working teachers and of course, the Duds, the worthless, tenured, do nothing teachers that were almost impossible to get rid of.

Common sense was lacking and must have been "trained" out of them in order to get that teaching degree. Book knowledge does not a good teacher make. Common sense and empathy help.

 

[bcp]

We had many very dedicated, hard working teachers and of course, the Duds, the worthless, tenured, do nothing teachers that were almost impossible to get rid of.

A retired principal friend says it is just a lot of work going through the process and some principals don't think it is worth the trouble.

It can take several years of conferences, observations, evaluations, improvement plans, re-evaluation, etc. Then the teacher may just change districts and keep teaching.


Bruce

 

[lilranch2001]

in other words...
THEY ARE LAZY

 

[Doofy]

Our little District covered 25,000 square miles and to get rid of worthless tenured teachers, they would be reassigned to a school the furtherest away. You had to make it very miserable for them to get them to leave. At that time, our teachers were the highest paid in the nation and no one wanted to leave.

 

[Bird]

Because of my Dad's job and transfers, etc., I changed schools 11 times in 12 years, went to 6 different schools. (Yep, moved way, then moved back in some cases). And to get my college degree, I went to 7 different colleges before I finished my batchelor's degree. So I do believe that I've known the best and the worst school teachers and college professors. Just as there are good and bad police officers, doctors, preachers, and every other profession you can name.

 

[MossRoad]

Yep. A bad professor got me out of becoming an English teacher. Some good ones got me through my two electronics degrees, multiple certifications in computer related courses, management training, many schools related to newspaper production, etc... the good ones far outweigh the bad ones.

 

[goeduck]

If it has **** or wheels, it will give you nothing but problems.

 

[MossRoad]

Don't ever feed him after midnight.

 

[dstig1]

Let's bring the teacher bit back to a bit more lighthearted fun.

An instructor our company brought in to teach a course on project management. Thick Israeli accent. His into/opening was this (before his name even) With dramatic pauses:

Those who can......do.
Those who can't do........teach.
Those who can't teach........manage.
And those who can't manage...........Teach management!

So I am Dr so and so here to teach you project management...

It was a great course and the guy had a lot of common sense.

 

[bunyip]

If it has **** or wheels, it will give you nothing but problems.

Politer than the version I heard

If it F#### floats or flies, one rents but never buys.