Teachers and the Union History of American Education 324 Kimberly Rosso October 4‚ 2010 On the topic of education‚ teachers and the thought of joining a union often leaves some thinking and not sure what to do. The practices of the teachers unions have their ups and downs like everything we do. There are a lot of benefits to the union and there are also a lot of downfalls. My family consists of a majority of educators and as with everything in the world we discuss with one
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Teacher Shortage Today teachers are not paid a lot and as a result there has been a shortage of teachers‚ especially good‚ qualified ones. Until teacher salaries are raised and teaching comes to be a desirable profession‚ teacher shortage is going to have a negative impact on both teachers and students. Teacher shortage is bad for students because it means an increased number of students in class. Teacher shortage is bad for teachers because larger class sizes mean more students to be responsible
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Background of the Study Teacher evaluation is documenting the quality of teacher’s performance; then its focus shifts to helping teachers improve their performance. The fact that the Baguio Seventh Day Adventist School is an educational institution‚ it evaluate its teacher performance. According to the principal of the school‚ evaluation of teachers by the students started in 2002. Then they do it twice a year. The school conducts the said evaluation in order to see if the teacher is efficient in terms
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INVOLVEMENT IN CURRICULUM PLANNING Recent studies in the United States shown that curriculum implementation can only be successful if teachers and communities are involved in the development and implementation of curriculum and structural changes.(Arend Carl‚ 2005) While addressing the need of the learners which is the primary concern of the curriculum‚ teachers should be one of the principal role-players in the process of addressing these challenges. The question is: Are they allowed to participate
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(JETERAPS) 4(4): 627-636 Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and2141-6990) Policy Studies (JETERAPS) 4(4):627-636 (ISSN:2141-6990) © Scholarlink Research Institute Journals‚ 2013 (ISSN: jeteraps.scholarlinkresearch.org The Influence of Teachers’ Classroom Practices on the Self-Concept of Primary School Pupils with Disabilities 1 Deku‚ P.‚ 2Amponsah‚ M.O.‚ 3Opoku‚ P. 1 Department of Educational Foundations‚ UCC. Department of Educational Foundations‚ UCC. 3 Ghana Education Service‚ S
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knighthood (1931) and the Bharat Ratna (1954). His birthday is celebrated in India as Teacher’s Day on 5 September. Since times immemorial‚ Indians have respected and idolized their teachers. Earlier‚ we used to call our teachers ’Guru’ and now it’s the contemporary ’Sir’ or ’Madam’. Nevertheless‚ the role of teachers has remained the same. They were‚ are and will continue to be our guiding light‚ creating conditions conducive to our overall development. We will always be thankful to them for their
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qualities that define an effective teacher are very complex in my opinion. Everyone seems to have different ideas as to what the key indicators are. They range from; professionalism‚ communication‚ professional development‚ managing‚ guiding and strategies. There are even those of the opinion that it doesn’t matter what you do‚ children will always learn. However I have chosen professionalism as I believe that it is an essential attribute to being an effective teacher. Professionalism is defined
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When I think back to my most memorable teacher I immediately am reminded of my third grade teacher Ms. Castaldi. Her classroom was set up in small groups of four around the room‚ her desk in the middle. I liked this classroom arrangement as a child because I felt like she was one of the students. Ms. Castadli treated all her students with respect and was extremely caring and understanding‚ like a mother. She had a true passion for what she did and it really showed because all of her students were
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The poor teaching habits of teachers shows greatly in the way students learn. It causes students to become unmotivated‚ drop out‚ and it also increases their chances of going to prison. In the documentary “Waiting for Superman” states that because of bad teachers students are more likely to fail and drop out of school. In the documentary they showed that bad teachers just sat in class and slept or did not teach but since they had tenure they could not be fired without going through paperwork and
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THE TEACHER Being a teacher‚ like being a parent‚ means taking on a complex role‚ a role that is in constant flux ‚ that needs constant redefinition according to the learner or the child. Teaching requires knowledge‚ skill‚ commitment and caring. Preparing to teach requires effort and time. It was William Butler Yates who said: “Teaching is not filling a pail‚ but lighting a fire.” And it is the teacher’s role to strike the sparks. I see three distinct sides to the role of the teacher. •
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