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Joy LaJeret

Online Student Testimonial from Mars - 2 views

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shared by Joy LaJeret on 10 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Joy LaJeret on 10 Mar 11
     
    For your funny bone. It is true UFOs and alien life in the universe exists and give testimonials to online teaching. Okay so sue me...I watch Ancient Aliens! :)
  • ann stephens on 10 Mar 11
     
    I thought this was a very clever way to get points across, which could only be done with computerized tools. I also thought a couple of the specifics - such as online teaching helps students with different language skills, as many people find reading and writing a non-native language easier than speaking, so the student experience is more normalized for everyone. The aliens point about not having to be in class in-person and people not having to be "envious" of his looks, is certainly one I can relate to, as I am sitting here typing in my pajamas.
  • Joy LaJeret on 11 Mar 11
     
    I loved your comments Ann and your gave me my laugh for the day! Lord, I know what sitting on the computer at 2 AM in my pj's looks like!! I have to admit if people I knew saw me they would think I looked alien. I loved it! I cannot go through a day without humor or I would have looked more deeply into the Japanese Hari Kari.
Jennifer Dalby

Daily Kos: I Don't Want to be a Teacher Any More - 7 views

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shared by Jennifer Dalby on 27 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Jennifer Dalby on 27 Feb 11
     
    This is a powerful post. I'll let you read it and see what you think.
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  • Joy LaJeret on 01 Mar 11
     
    That is very sad and that is why, maybe, we are having such problems in this country. I think what hapened to this teacher is ghastly!
  • ann stephens on 02 Mar 11
     
    I have a friend who worked in high tech and made the transition to teaching because of her interest. In addition to what was echoed here, her major issue has to do with the administration component of the job. Over the past 15 years, the percentage of administrators to teachers has risen and there has been an increase in mandatory reports, meetings, etc. I am not a full-time classroom teacher, but have substituted and what is very markedly different than when I was in school is how much social issues impact the classroom. Parental availability is tight and students come to school without the basic. If you add on that teachers are now also social workers, one can see how a teacher becomes overloaded. In the video about the experiment in India with the computer, he prefaces the experiment with his observation that students that are in higher risk areas seem to benefit more from technology introduction, but in practice it is often the reverse, with computers going to more affluent schools.
  • Helen Maynard on 03 Mar 11
     
    Excellent example of why our country scores poorly on many global studies. We do not prioritize and protect our educational institutions from some of the major declining social and economic issues we are currently facing. We shouldn't allow our school systems to suffer from current declining tax bases. This teacher's account is an excellent testimony of what results!!! and this scenario is what many of our classroom teachers are facing daily. Imagine having to face a classroom of 30+ kids everyday, by yourself, under these working conditions! Very sad . . .
  • ann stephens on 04 Mar 11
     
    An interesting comment regarding global competitiveness. It is actually my understanding that some countries - like Japan - who do better than the U.S. in math, science, and literacy - actually have larger class sizes and that per student expenditure is lower. The culture, however, supports education. Teacher's are honored.
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