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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Teacher comments New York Times...

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Who will be evaluating the evaluators and determining that they are actually qualified to know good teaching when they see it? Too many principals spend a minimal amount of time, if any, as teachers before "moving up" into administration. In the case of a K-6 school with which I am familiar, the principal has no background, training, nor experience in elementary education--all of her prior education career was spent in middle or high schools, and none of it as a regular classroom teacher. What kind of fair and balanced and well-informed evaluation is she really able to offer an elementary teacher?


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I am a blogger, certified public school administrator and school attendance teacher. I studied American education history at the doctoral level defended a thesis on the Puerto Rican bibliophile Arthur A. Schomburg (1874-1938). I have lectured extensively, serving as a curator of exhibits on Schomburg in many institutions in Central and Western New York. I am one of the few Schomburg scholars today lecturing on his Puerto Rican heritage, and his contributions to the history of American education and black intellectual history. Also, a tenured school attendance teacher, served as chairperson of the New York State Attendance Teachers Association and executive board member. Also, past delegate chair, delegate, alternate, council of delegates in the union, and New York State Delegate to the NEA Representative Assembly.
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