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Pisces

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20. I don't disagree. I guess it doesn't have to be all or nothing. I would not advocate for every

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 11:24 AM

Mar 2012

school to become a charter, nor would I want all charters eliminated. I do not like the all or nothing attitude. I don't think
all teachers feel threatened by charters. Most of the teachers at our school were former public school teachers and all have their
certification. I think this was the best choice for us after evaluating past the halfway mark.

We are in kindergarden and the decision was difficult. I couldn't be happier with the 17:1 ratio for my class. The school in
our area is good also, but I like the core knowledge curriculum and field trips they have been exposed to. This board was not
supportive of this decision and i understand teachers do not want to lose funding. As a parent you want to make the best decision
and I don't think an all or nothing approach works in this case.

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Teacher Morale Lowest in 20 Years [View all] proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 OP

I know several professors that have left or changed careers they were getting so fed up with RKP5637 Mar 2012 #1

Gee, I wonder WHY??? Odin2005 Mar 2012 #2

So true! Well reaoned out. If there were Auntie Bush Mar 2012 #3

In the history of the profession, this will be known as the Obama-Duncan era. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2012 #4

We have our kids in a spectacular charter and the teachers love the school and other teachers are Pisces Mar 2012 #5

Are they ( the teachers) allowed to have a union? Smarmie Doofus Mar 2012 #7

Not sure, but I would guess no. The teachers are very happy, and there is a back log Pisces Mar 2012 #10

Key word - "some" proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #13

I don't disagree. I guess it doesn't have to be all or nothing. I would not advocate for every Pisces Mar 2012 #20

I'd guess you're probably right. 95 % of charters are non-union. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2012 #18

I think our teachers balance the time off, extra pay and less bureaucracy with being part of a union Pisces Mar 2012 #24

How long do you think it takes to put supplies away?? proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #27

This is not an accusation. Just an observation of the friends in public school with 30 kids bringing Pisces Mar 2012 #32

So why do they get to flaunt the law and ignore testing MattBaggins Mar 2012 #21

They don't, they still give the test, they just don't teach to the test. Pisces Mar 2012 #25

My daughter is a teacher in fantastic charter school RebelOne Mar 2012 #33

Charter schools are not popular on this board, but there are some good ones out there. I support Pisces Mar 2012 #34

I would think the fact that at any time one of the animals they are teaching might pull out a gun RB TexLa Mar 2012 #6

Wow " animals" ? Not sure this is appropriate language to describe children. Pisces Mar 2012 #9

Please tell me you're not a teacher. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #12

Animals?! That's a disgusting choice of language. knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #14

Actually no. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #15

It's the RB TexLa show!!! flvegan Mar 2012 #16

I don't alert with you. Dr. Strange Mar 2012 #29

I imagine that how we ourselves may refer to students implies more about us LanternWaste Mar 2012 #28

So if the parents of Daniel Parmertor called the student who shot their son something you'd tell RB TexLa Mar 2012 #30

That is one isolated incident and you are singling out the parent. I would tell others not Pisces Mar 2012 #35

Not going to change the fact that I, as I'm sure many others do, make sure my car doors are locked RB TexLa Mar 2012 #37

Anecdotal evidence is not evidence. LanternWaste Mar 2012 #36

In Florida, in the panhandle, where I live, the teachers tsuki Mar 2012 #8

I am friends with a bunch of Florida teachers on Facebook proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #11

Probably not. If I go east to Tallahassee, everything starts getting tsuki Mar 2012 #19

Why wouldn't it be? flvegan Mar 2012 #17

How does this compare with the morale of other workers? FarCenter Mar 2012 #22

I think that corporate assaults are wide-ranging and varied these days, woo me with science Mar 2012 #31

we left our radio waves to proud idiots who obviously don't like to be taught anything certainot Mar 2012 #23

The ONLY good thing about my liberalhistorian Mar 2012 #26