High School Teachers Pros And Cons

In her article, “Stop Blaming Teachers”, Anne Perrin points out the pressures currently facing teachers in the public education systems. Pressures brought on by programs such as No Child Left Behind and standardized testing, the results of which determine many schools’ funding. Perrin, a teacher in the state of Texas, has personally experience these plights. Teachers are browbeat with threats of humiliation and intervention into pandering to students. Perrin points out, “If a student knows he/she can make up an assignment four weeks late, why rush? Would you?” (pg 58). Perrin’s article connects the intimidation brought on by administrative and/or governmental requirements and the teachers acquiescing to preparing the students to take the tests. Failure to do so results in unfavorable

At the foundation of the American public school system is the belief that every child deserves a quality education. To this end, the public school system in America has undergone many reforms. One of which has been charter schools. Charter schools are independent public schools of choice working under the auspices of a charter and not governed by the board of education. The charter can be written by parents, teachers, school administrators, community leaders, educational businesses, etc. It determines the school’s guiding principles, management and accountability systems. The state approves the charter and provides funding for the school. Families choose these schools for their children. (“Resistance Hinders Success,” 2004)

Webster's dictionary defines tenure as, “the act, right, manner, or term, of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office); especially :a status granted after a trial period to a teacher that gives protection from summary dismissal. In other words, educators receive due process protection from accusations or charges against them.Years ago, educators who acted in destructive and abusive demeanor sidestep meaningful ramifications due to tenure safeguards .However, the supreme protection granted to tenured teachers diminished greatly as of July 2011. Michigan stripped the unassailable security of tenure and the world of education in Michigan altered permanently.Forlornly, educator Kathleen Goulouze failed to adhere to modifications of the updated teacher tenure decree.

In June of 2014, the Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu filed his final ruling on the educational debate of the teacher tenure laws of California, ruling out five California Educational Code laws. However one day after said ruling, Attorney General Kamala Harris filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of California. The Superior Court favored Vergara’s side claiming the Teacher’s tenure of California unconstitutional because it violates children’s civil rights to an education. “Student’s Matter,” a non-profit organization founded by David Welch, organized nine students to file this case. Their plea was that every student around the world deserves a good education taught by good teachers and the tenure principles in this state makes firing bad teachers almost impossible, giving students in poorer districts an unfair education in comparison to other wealthier, privileged districts. The defendants officially include the State of California, Teacher’s Union supporters Jerry Brown and Tom Torlakson who are the State governor and State Superintendent of Schools respectively, the California’s Teachers Association, the California Federation of Teachers and the Teacher’s Union of California. This ruling and it’s immediate appeal was and remains a strong source of tension between the Teachers Union and it’s supporters as well as the “Student’s Matter” organization and thousands of impoverished

“California has cut $18 billion, one-third of state school funding, from money for kindergarten through high school over the past three years.” USA Today (Welch, 2011). Budget cuts to the California Public School System, which is the underlying factor in the deterioration of the quality of education, has had a negative impact on every facet of society. From students to teachers to employers, all have felt the effects of decreased funding of schools. The state of California is headed in the wrong direction by reducing school funding and unless a solution is found to minimize or put a halt to these reductions, our children will bear the

The debate around charter schools is controversial because it’s about the future of American children, especially those children that have been disenfranchised by the public school system. It also touches on major issues like how much control the government should have over education and the benefits of organized labor in the classroom (Slade, 2016). The stakeholders on both sides of this issue are parents, students, teachers, teacher unions, local school committees, and finally state and national legislators.

In the article, “Rotten Apples,” Haley Sweetland Edwards discusses the issues of teacher tenure and struggling schools in California. Rich businessmen like David Welch argued that California’s constitution regarding to job protection makes it difficult for schools to remove bad teachers who are hurting their student’s future. This lead to a group of businessmen and lawyers joining together to start “Vergara” cases on several courts around the nation (149). However, the teacher’s union think that Welch’s objective was conflicting and puts the union in danger as a whole, not just the “bad” teachers. The Time’s method of presenting this article will determine their responsibility and whether their method justifies the journalistic way of writing about the topic.

The issue with identifying a single problem with the American education system is the extreme complexity of it. There are a number of factors that play into a student’s success. These factors include, but aren’t limited to: economic background, home life, teachers, family emphasis on education, administration, curriculum, and extracurricular activities. The film most often blames teachers for the prevailing problems with the education system. Most critics are quick to tell you that this is wrong; however one should not dismiss this idea so quickly. According to a study conducted by a Stanford economist named Eric Hanushek, teachers are accountable for up to twenty percent of a student’s success. Diane Ravitch, author of “The Myth of Charter Schools,” leads her readers to believe that this should absolve teachers from any wrongdoing. However, twenty percent is a considerable number, accounting for one fifth of a student’s success. Despite the numbers, teachers are an intricate part of the learning process. A great teacher can make or break you in the long run of really understanding the course

The text that the writer presented to the public does demonstrate that the Chicago Board of Education may have utilized unfair practices to satisfy a certain group of individuals. As Mr. Matthews stated in the text “About 80 percent of National Teachers Academy students are raised in low-income households, compared to a 29 percent low-income rate at nearby South Loop Elementary. Many National Teachers Academy parents say that CPS' decision to invest in one neighborhood elementary school and close theirs is a classist one. The new South Loop Elementary School will cost more than $60 million to build.” The author used the text to demonstrate some of the hidden issues involved with

Before reading the article and attending Tuesday evenings class I did not know much about the tenure process, I knew that it was a form of job security for professors but not much more. Reading the National Education Association article gave me an understanding of what the tenure process is and what the importance is of being a tenured professor other than having a sense of job security. The area that stood out to me in the reading for this week was the fourth myth in the article, that most professors have tenure. This was surprising to me because when reading the reality section the author stated that most positions are more than often filled with part-time faculty and rarely put on the tenure track, colleges like to use students as their

Schools requires that teachers are “high qualified”. High qualified means teachers have their fully licensed or certified by the state(Hayes 19). Teachers that are high qualified must have an undergraduate degree or certified(Hayes 79). Math is one class that needs a teacher that is highly qualified(Hayes 60). Some schools have to face penalties for not having a highly qualified teachers in classrooms(Hayes 40). New improving teacher quality state grants, grants on focusing on providing assistance that schools. If there are students feeling unsafe at the schools they are going to be going to a different school. Where the students feel safe and state wants them at a school where they feel safe(Hayes 19).

Imagine if all public schools in California, from high-income areas to lower-middle class areas, offered identical and equal education opportunities. A secure educational system that parents can feel safe for their children, and a system that can provide an equal opportunity to every individual in a community. Unfortunately middle class schools do not offer these kid of programs. California State is facing a lot of education problems, and we know that the key towards successful community and a country is an organized educational system. Frequently people misdiagnose that the teacher are the main character that teach education; however, parents are an important part of educational process, so they are the ones who can teach their children how

In California there is frequent debate over the performance of public schools throughout the state. It is known that many of the state’s public schools are poorly funded and lay in disrepair. It is also accompanied by bad test scores and underperforming students which is not necessarily the schools fault. Article one discusses a possible solution with an ambitious $490-million plan to place half of Los Angeles students into charter schools within the next eight years. Charter schools are publicly financed, independently run and are exempt from some of the rules that govern other traditional campuses. Details of the plan have yet to be released but the major contributors include the locally based Eli and Edyth Broad Foundation along with the Keck and Walton Family Foundations and other charter advocates. The proposed plan would create 260 new charter schools and enroll at least 130,000 students (Blume 2015). The foundations have publicly declined to release important information on the policy but apparently have a strategy in place for moving forward, including the recruitment and training of teachers and how to raise money. The plan has already encountered a lot of resistance from the powerful L.A. Unified unions. Critics of the plan claim

Tenured teachers are employees who have a few years of experience in the same workplace. Because of this experience, they are able to stay in their job until retirement. “It provides job security for teachers, which many believe, translates to happier teachers and teachers who perform at a higher level” (Meador, Derrick). The tenure system sounds great for people who want to have a stable career when, nowadays, it is difficult to find a job with a good salary. However, some argue that because of the system, it is impossible to fire a teacher who does not treat students right and also affects the school’s environment. According to the website, Teachers Union Exposed, when asked “does tenure mean that a teacher has worked hard and proved themselves

The history of education reveals that tenure held a much needed place in the development of education in general. Anyone who understands history at all can imagine a teacher or professor being exiled, ridiculed, or even killed for speaking out against church, government, or popular ideology. We can immediately identify Socrates as one of those profound professors who died, rather than to refute the truth as he knew it. No matter which side of the spectrum you stand on, you have to applaud the convictions of those who have historically stood their ground for that which they believed. Tenure was established to safeguard against this very idea of persecution. Other items such as academic freedom have also been put into place to further safeguard the pursuit of knowledge.