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"Deviant and disruptive student behavior is anything but a recent issue. The
most difficult task a teacher has faced from colonial days through mod-
ern times is dealing with the disrespectful and rowdy behavior of students
(Cremin, 1970, 1980, 1988). One-room schoolhouse teachers on the prairies of
the early 1800s often complained of the overwhelming burden of managing 40
to 60 students of all ages and abilities in one large room. Central to this chal-
lenge was effectively withstanding the tradition of “turning out” the teacher,
an age-old ritual in which the children attempted to cruelly persuade a new
teacher to quit by placing numerous roadblocks and humiliations in his or her
way (Cremin, 1980)."
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we're the only system in the developed world that doesn't, at some point, separate the below average students into a different education track. Our curricula (5 years teaching experience speaking, here) is geared to the average student, therefore, so as not completely to lose the dunderheads.
There are "talented and gifted" programs in many schools, but oftentimes they are only slightly better (everyone likes to think their kids are above average so pressure on teachers and administrators easily to grant entrance is widespread) or else, if they're truly accelerated programs, they are small because of the lack of teachers that have the skills to teach at close-to-college level. Yes, my friends, it does come down to dollars. If you want more talented teachers, they will only come to the profession and stay if they receive wages commensurate to what their peers of similar education receive in the private sector.
At least Finland and Norway target the average student, and more so than in the U.S. I think a lot of other countries do too, but I know about Finland and Norway specifically. And yet their graduates tend to do very well.EDIT: I do agree with you about paying good teachers more than they are currently paid, but it would have to be on merit.
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income and educational level and I can predict his success or lack of it.
Second, Finland indeed separates out kids into vocational or university track (I don't know the Finnish actual term).
"Across the OECD, the split between the two types of courses is almost equal, while in Germany, Austria and Finland a higher proportion of pupils are enrolled on vocational courses than academic ones."
You may wish to do some research before you spout off.
Higher wages is a red-herring.
Here is some insight on what teachers really want: From the Gatesfoundation, which did a HUGE survey of teachers. I think they interviewed or surveyed 40,000 teachers.
2 issues I see are
1. Teacher turnover rates.
2. Teacher burnout.
Other issues include but are not limited to fair evaluations, testing and professionalism.
The publicicty surrounding the odd 'perv' teacher and how difficult it is to be RID of 'em distracts from the overall issue of teacher turnover. Most teachers that quit the profession 'self terminate'. Many teachers / principles I spoke with would counsil an underperforming teacher to do something else. It IS true that many 'burnouts' remain in the profession past their effective time.
I've seen several instances of organized 'Professional Learning Community' having huge positive impacts and taking teachers from run-of-the-mill to Excel. However, all the teacher / district contracts I've read Expressly Forbid using such membership as an evaluative criteria.
Too much is never enough
Remember that one? I can't believe how much traction that got.
( No, I'm not in that camp.)
I haven't read the linked article but one thing teachers over here say is different to 20 years ago is that back then if a pupil was ill behaved enough for the teachers to contact the parents the parents usually took teachers side while these days the teachers get an earful from the parents because they dared to criticise their little angel.
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So true!!
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
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