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NYC Weighs Seniority vs. Merit as Layoffs Loom - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...24nyc.h30.html

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shared by stephlennon on 13 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • stephlennon on 13 Mar 11
     
    Another article on the same topic posted below. Micropolitics certainly plays a role in how people choose to define "seniority."
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Pressure Mounts To Ax Teacher Seniority Rules - 0 views

www.npr.org/...-to-ax-teacher-seniority-rules

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shared by stephlennon on 13 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • stephlennon on 13 Mar 11
     
    An aspect I had not considered much this week is the role of unions in micropolitics. The seniority issues and power of union forces are addressed in this sound clip/article.
mirabilecp

Danny Miller: Go See the Other Education Documentary: The Race to Nowhere - 4 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...e-iotheri-educat_b_722159.html

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shared by mirabilecp on 01 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • mirabilecp on 01 Feb 11
     
    Wonder if VCU is hosting this new documentary?
  • REL N on 01 Feb 11
     
    As a parent of two children who participated in highly competitive programs, I am eager to see this movie. While I am impressed with the support and passion that some of their teachers provided, I (actually both my husband and I) at times wondered if the children were being pushed too much with an unintended consequence that there was less time to focus on the other parts of "growing up." We convinced our daughter to cut down to "only" 5 IB/AP classes in her senior year. She initially resisted but eventually found that the extra time was valuable. And, she was no worse off when getting to college. While she came into college with 36 IB/AP hours, only 12 were applied to her degree. I'm interested in feedback from educators too. It would seem that if they are tasked with moving the children through such aggressive programs they may find they lose sight of each child as an individual.
  • mirabilecp on 02 Feb 11
     
    Yes...I get it...I am an IB teacher myself. But, I have learned that no everyone wants to be an overachiever in that academic sort of way...and we should all be okay with that...thanks for your comment!
REL N

Education Week: Poll: Students Grade High School Down, College Up - 2 views

www.edweek.org/...421715_ap.html

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shared by REL N on 19 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • A majority say their school wasn't good at helping them choose a field of study, aiding them in finding the right college or vocational school or assisting them in coming up with ways to pay for more schooling.
  • getting students ready for work remains central to high schools' mission.
  • most young people say their school didn't do a good job of preparing them for work or helping them choose a future career.
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  • The one category where young people rated high schools best was preparing them for further education: 56 percent say their school did a good or excellent job at that.
  • 4 in 10 young people voice strong satisfaction with their high school education.
  • Dill, now 21, self-employed and living with her father in Arcadia, La., thinks high schools should offer juniors and seniors workshops on how to get a job, how to build a career and the many educational options besides a four-year degree.
  • Almost half of college attendees feel that the schools "get" them. That's significantly more than among those whose education stopped at high school; just 3 in 10 say the school system could identify with them.
  • Nonwhite students were more likely than whites to say their high school counselors helped them, and also gave their high schools better ratings for helping find money for college.
  • Georggetta Howie on 19 Apr 11
     
    Thanks for sharing. This is true and in my case and majority of my peers. My success in going to college goes to my mentors!
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