tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post8128538596334894212..comments2023-06-07T12:22:24.806-04:00Comments on Untamed Teacher: OF COCKROACHES AND ANCESTORSMoriah Untamedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08256637291823077134noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-71581958429156583182008-06-23T18:36:00.000-04:002008-06-23T18:36:00.000-04:00Many public schools are infested with cockroaches ...Many public schools are infested with cockroaches = other teachers that report you for nothing. You have to be very careful and watch your back. We are living on times that you do not know who your enemy is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-41084969145944088562008-06-23T07:32:00.000-04:002008-06-23T07:32:00.000-04:00Seems to me your school has an infestation problem...Seems to me your school has an infestation problem.<BR/><BR/>While it's not politically correct, it seems to me that you are surrounded by cockroaches and really need an Orkin man.<BR/><BR/>But seriously, when it's time to expose the adult cockroaches why can't you say "Mr. Periplaneta Americana encouraged Student 1." "Student 1 bullied student 2," etc.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-59381534127946989842008-06-22T22:33:00.000-04:002008-06-22T22:33:00.000-04:00Noel,It wasn't always like this. Imagine what wou...Noel,<BR/><BR/>It wasn't always like this. <BR/><BR/>Imagine what would have happened if one of your classmates had called you a cockroach for all to hear in the middle of science class. I hope you find it hard to imagine. There should have been an implicit fear of unimaginable consequences.<BR/><BR/>Today, in the NYC public schools we teachers--especially senior teachers with high salaries--have to continuously worry about being brought up on charges, because this is the only way that the DOE can fire a tenured teacher. <BR/><BR/>You are right that the environment has become corrosive, that there is zero trust, and that little learning is taking place. That is another way of getting rid of older, highly paid teachers. When you really care about teaching, learning, and kids, what is the point of continuing in this atmosphere? What good can you do? That is why so many teachers are retiring. <BR/><BR/>But it isn't about a system that is somehow generating its own noise. The noise is coming from outside the system. <BR/><BR/>We teachers are being faced with a hostile corporate takeover. The agenda is to privatize the public education system. siphoning billions of tax dollars into a system of private charter schools with little or no fiscal accountability.<BR/><BR/>If this continues you will not have a public school in your neighborhood where you can send your children. You will have a private charter school, but your children may or may not qualify to get into it. If they do, it will no longer be free. You will still be paying taxes into the educational system, but you will also have to pay additional money to get your children into the best charter schools. <BR/><BR/>As a highly educated professional, you may be able to navigate this system. But children of parents who are not able to navigate the system... what will happen to them? <BR/><BR/>We are already seeing children who have no seat in kindergarten this fall.Moriah Untamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256637291823077134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-41472771310517668462008-06-22T21:37:00.000-04:002008-06-22T21:37:00.000-04:00Voice, You said it, I didn't, but thank's for rea...Voice, You said it, I didn't, but thank's for reading between the lines out loud.<BR/><BR/>Norm, It would be satisfying to confront them publicly, but unfortunately, that means publicly involving my students as well. They are tied to each other and to me. So for better or for worse, we all need to remain relatively annonymous.Moriah Untamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256637291823077134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-65326238640579395462008-06-22T08:40:00.000-04:002008-06-22T08:40:00.000-04:00When I read this, I just wonder whether you aren't...When I read this, I just wonder whether you aren't in the wrong environment to begin with. Clearly you're someone who cares about kids and about helping them learn. But what a confrontational setting to try to do that in! It goes both ways -- these numbered processes and administrators collecting statements from students are obviously corrosive, but so is this doctrine of "accountable talk" that you invoke. It sounds like an environment of zero trust. I'm sure learning takes place there, but with the system generating so much noise, is it worth it?<BR/><BR/>Sorry if this is just stating the obvious....Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644697278986958715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-34375264589906724092008-06-22T08:13:00.000-04:002008-06-22T08:13:00.000-04:00There is a point when it comes time to name names ...There is a point when it comes time to name names - like AP X should be able to read this story whenver he googles his name.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-39711835779650920902008-06-19T20:18:00.000-04:002008-06-19T20:18:00.000-04:00So, if I taught "The Metamorphosis",would I be in ...So, if I taught "The Metamorphosis",would I be in danger?<BR/>It seems to me that you have a not too smart student who doesn't process information correctly coupled with a nasty temperament. And the AP kept this going?<BR/>I say the AP is a cockroach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-35724775619358518152008-06-18T21:56:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:56:00.000-04:00I have a negative statement from a student who liv...I have a negative statement from a student who lives nearby. I know her parents. I have known her family for years. She wrote the statement without the knowledge of her parents.<BR/><BR/>I won't be able to get a positive statement from her.<BR/><BR/>These kids would probably say nice things about me if prompted under cross examination at a 3020a hearing--if it ever goes that far.Moriah Untamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256637291823077134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-8877366734033064992008-06-18T21:50:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:50:00.000-04:00Statements have already been taken from my student...Statements have already been taken from my students. For the most part they are negative toward me.<BR/><BR/>Back in November, they started taking statements from my students. In the beginning, the kids backed me up. Then gradually, over time, the statements became more numerous and more negative. <BR/><BR/>It started in 8B, with one or two students. More and more jumped on the bandwagon. Then it spread to 8C.<BR/><BR/>I have a negative statement from a girl in 8B who was a student of mine in 7th grade as well. Last year she came in before and after school to work on her science project, as did many of my other students. I didn't get per session money to work with them. <BR/><BR/>I won't be able to get any positive statements from anyone.Moriah Untamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256637291823077134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-16168310454275402072008-06-18T21:10:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:10:00.000-04:00As a science teacher myself I understand what you ...As a science teacher myself I understand what you were teaching. However, you appear to be dealing with vindictive and ignorant administrators.<BR/><BR/>Too bad they are allowed to target you. I suggest that you try to get statements from your students about the alleged incident because once you are removed from the school, it is hard to get their statements.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.com