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“but are they smart? for the most part, no.
just look at those teach for america type of programs. like the old saying goes, those who cant, teach.â€
I got rejected from Teach for America after my interview. lol.
Donatella, that’s not completely true. that couple just have to be willing to take the consequences of the 2nd, 3rd, etc child. consequences:=
1) lose of gov job if working for gov
2) reduced to removal of gov subsidies
3) escalating $$$ fine per child over 1 limit
for the most part people who actually become teachers werent exactly the brightest bulbs in the box to begin with. i mean their intentions might be in the right place… but are they smart? for the most part, no.
just look at those teach for america type of programs. like the old saying goes, those who cant, teach.
I’ve read in several places that one factor of the highest performing countries is that they consistently hire their teachers out of the top 5% of colelge students. We simply don’t pay teachers on a scale to make that work here, Teach for America notwithstanding. An interesting trade-off would be a really substantial boost to the pay scale and substantial investment in school resources in exchange for eliminating tenure. Tenure may be an impediment to getting rid of bad teachers but we have to think about how to attract many more good ones. Just a thought.
“but are they smart? for the most part, no.
just look at those teach for america type of programs. like the old saying goes, those who cant, teach.â€
I got rejected from Teach for America after my interview. lol.
slopey, yes, there was a story about that with Finland as well…the best and brightest are paid to teach.
Donatella, that’s not completely true. that couple just have to be willing to take the consequences of the 2nd, 3rd, etc child. consequences:=
1) lose of gov job if working for gov
2) reduced to removal of gov subsidies
3) escalating $$$ fine per child over 1 limit
for the most part people who actually become teachers werent exactly the brightest bulbs in the box to begin with. i mean their intentions might be in the right place… but are they smart? for the most part, no.
just look at those teach for america type of programs. like the old saying goes, those who cant, teach.
*rob*
Arkady — I’ll bring your seeds tomorrow, but post a reminder tomorrow just in case.
I agree, donatella, that’s very creepy.
many families throughout China have more than one child. Oftentimes its overlooked, oftentimes they just pay to have more.
dibs, jb,
I’ve read in several places that one factor of the highest performing countries is that they consistently hire their teachers out of the top 5% of colelge students. We simply don’t pay teachers on a scale to make that work here, Teach for America notwithstanding. An interesting trade-off would be a really substantial boost to the pay scale and substantial investment in school resources in exchange for eliminating tenure. Tenure may be an impediment to getting rid of bad teachers but we have to think about how to attract many more good ones. Just a thought.
China FORCES people to have one child. People don’t have a choice to have 2.
But think about that. You are FORCED to get an abortion by the state if you are over your state allocated baby quota.
That is hands down the creepiest, most horrible thing about China.
Think about that a little.