tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post5351920999260473586..comments2024-03-12T11:58:18.978-04:00Comments on Accountable Talk: Widening the GapUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post-84745199844838197382009-03-08T17:32:00.000-04:002009-03-08T17:32:00.000-04:00I agree that NYC has some great teachers. In fact,...I agree that NYC has some great teachers. In fact, given the low salary and deplorable conditions in many schools, it's really quite amazing how good our teachers are. Still, there's no denying that many fine teachers flee the system as soon as they can find a job on LI because the money and conditions are far better.<BR/><BR/>Schools in the worst areas have a hard time attracting good candidates because of safety and discipline issues. I think they get the lion's share of the poor performing teachers.<BR/><BR/>My philosophy has always been that every school should be a good one--no exceptions. That includes the best teachers, reasonable class sizes, teacher autonomy, etc. If that were to happen, I wouldn't care much that teachers on the island get 40% more than I do. <BR/><BR/>And as much as I support my fellow teachers, it can't be denied that the city hired just about anyone they could get for a while because no one wanted to work in a bad school for little money and little respect. To prevent that from ever happening again, we need to be competitive with local districts so that there are always multiple candidates for every job opening.Mr. Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239113469882849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477669229969550311.post-1243506831119112492009-03-08T15:44:00.000-04:002009-03-08T15:44:00.000-04:00Even with our lower salaries, NYC has someof the f...Even with our lower salaries, NYC has someof the finest teachers in the country. More moneyw ould be nice, but increased salaries will not make us better.<BR/><BR/>We need smaller classes, better curriculums and better learning environments.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.com