FatHobbit;517582 wrote:Maybe there is a correlation to shitty teachers (coaches) teaching those classes and the national obesity problem.
wkfan;517614 wrote:If you want to point a finger at one thing that is a major contributng factor to our national child obesity problem.....point it squarely at video games.
OK...you are right.tk421;517619 wrote:ha ha, you're joking right? If you want to point a finger at the #1 problem causing the obesity problem, look no farther than the parents. Blaming the TV, computer, video games, etc. is a major cop out. If a parent can't get their kids to go outside, then they are bad parents.
ernest_t_bass;517176 wrote:How about this?
Teacher has two years to "show what they got." In that first two year, they are paid dirt (like most of you feel teachers should be). After those two years, they are bumped up to a more respectable pay. They are put on a (let's say) 5 year period of this respectable pay. In order to get to the next "bump," or increase, in pay, they need to complete another set of evaluations, done by professionals. Again, if they pass, they are paid more.
If they don't pass, they are paid the same, and will be re-evaluated in 2 years. If they fail again after those two years, it moves to a one year probationary period. Fail again, bye-bye.
For those that pass, they are re-evaluated every 5 years. One cannot receive tenure until after at least 15 years of teaching. What say you?
Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb.wkfan;517614 wrote:If you want to point a finger at one thing that is a major contributng factor to our national child obesity problem.....point it squarely at video games.
ernest_t_bass;517482 wrote:Gut... What are your implications, though? Just curious.
wkfan;517614 wrote:If you want to point a finger at one thing that is a major contributng factor to our national child obesity problem.....point it squarely at video games.
cbus4life;518038 wrote:As with most things, in regards to children, it goes back to the parents.
gut;518044 wrote:A lot does come down to schools, too. I think some have made efforts to change and it's been a long time for me, but I remember schools bringing in Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, McDonalds....not to mention the pop and candy vending machines. Even junior high had ice cream and other junk you could buy in the cafeteria. Parents could have healthy food at home and the kids could still junk out at school.
Glory Days;518051 wrote:and we grew up just fine.
Now I am offended. I am sorry you didn't have a good History teacher. I am an AP US History teacher. In May of every year I have 100+ students of mine take an AP test issued by the collegeboard. If they pass they get college credit, which means they don't have to take the class in college.thedynasty1998 wrote:2. I absolutely think that a HS math teacher should get paid significantly more than a HS gym or history teacher.
georgemc80;518062 wrote:Math and Science are important, but I will not let my discipline be degraded.
Pick6;517511 wrote:The only teaching jobs ive ever heard of head football coaches having are PE, health, and art. Those aren't necessarily hard classes to teach
Also, do you mind if I ask what YOU think are the "hard classes to teach?"Pick6;517511 wrote:The only teaching jobs ive ever heard of head football coaches having are PE, health, and art. Those aren't necessarily hard classes to teach
slingshot4ever;517918 wrote:Overpaid for only 9 months of work....Paid just write if required to work year round for the same annual salary....
georgemc80;518062 wrote:Now I am offended. I am sorry you didn't have a good History teacher. I am an AP US History teacher. In May of every year I have 100+ students of mine take an AP test issued by the collegeboard. If they pass they get college credit, which means they don't have to take the class in college.
Last year, 92% of my students passed the exam. 71% had a score of a 4 or 5. This means that over 75 kids last year received college credit at nearly every institution in the nation. Before you respond, do your research. The APUSH test is statistically one of the hardest tests given by the college board. Last year only 47% of the nation passed the test. Math and Science are important, but I will not let my discipline be degraded.
What about special education teachers, who spend a TON of time writing IEP's, etc. They put in a lot more time than regular ed teachers.thedynasty1998;518106 wrote:I meant no offense to you, and I actually think teachers who teach AP classes should be paid more than those who don't.
What makes you say it's an easier path? I've had many college friends (who go the History path) that say that the Social Studies Praxis exam was dang near impossible. One of the hardest tests they had ever taken.thedynasty1998;518106 wrote:But I do think that if someone wants to be a HS teacher/coach they tend to go towards history moreso than math and science because it's just an easier path.
No offense, but the math/science classes in college required to be able to teach math/science in HS make history classes in college look like a joke.ernest_t_bass;518115 wrote:What about special education teachers, who spend a TON of time writing IEP's, etc. They put in a lot more time than regular ed teachers.
What makes you say it's an easier path? I've had many college friends (who go the History path) that say that the Social Studies Praxis exam was dang near impossible. One of the hardest tests they had ever taken.
Again, I'm just playing devil's advocate, but most of your responses are near exemplary of what the public "thinks" they know, b/c it just seems to be the obvious answer.
"Uh, duh football coach is the PE teacher. It easy to teach PE." I'm not picking at you, but fact of the matter is, the layperson simply does not know. You are in real estate. I can say this and that about that field, make it sound like I know, but at the end of the day, YOU are the one who actually knows what's going on. Just because you attended school does not make you an expert. I have bought houses and sold houses. That doesn't make me an expert at the process of marketing it.
ernest_t_bass;518096 wrote:Also, do you mind if I ask what YOU think are the "hard classes to teach?"
Pick6;518149 wrote:Math from Algebra up
English, not Literature classes
Chemistry, Physics
Economics, Accounting
Foreign Language
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ernest_t_bass;518150 wrote:What makes History "not hard to teach?" Just curious. (I teach Econ and Accounting, so by your standards, I'm in the clear
(Before anyone says it... we have PSAT's today, so I have more free time than normal)
thedynasty1998;518153 wrote:IMO who cares if someone doesn't know what the capital of Idaho is if they are able to excel in the math field.
ernest_t_bass;518157 wrote:Geographers?
