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I think it is interesting that all of us seem to be concerned with the termination of Mrs. Dubin. I'm wondering if we seem to have a great interest in this matter because most of us are teachers and can relate to the teacher more than the principal at this point. I do have a few questions about this very thing.
* Why was Mrs. Dubin moved from the Pre-K level, which she had been in for seven years?
* If Ms. Dunbar had a great need in the first grade level, why would she move someone that wasn't a strong teacher to begin with? I'm assuming that Ms. Dunbar moved Mrs. Dubin because she thought she would be successful. Mrs. Dubin was only in the first grade class for about seven months when she was let go.
* Could
Susan Potter was hired by Lightville Community School District as the new middle school principal. Her employment began a year before the school opened which gave Ms. Potter the opportunity to oversee construction, hire staff, and determine extra-curricular programs. She also determined curriculum and instructional practices. Ms. Potter was a visionary leader; her goal, as an administrator, was to unite her new team and involve the parents of her students. She formed a committee and asked them to develop the schools vision, mission, and values. While she intended to be a member of the committee, she did not want to chair the committee. She did provide a brief overview of how the group
The central issue with the general education classroom teachers and Ms. Isabelle is that they were so willing to push Juanita onto Ms. Isabelle and not put any real effort or make changes themselves. That dealing with Juanita was a hassle that they were overall not willing to put up with, and that Juanita be put in special education even though she did not fit statistically wise.
It really depends on what point of view whether the outcome of the student leaving is majority of a pro or a con. For the teachers, removal of the bewilder student seems like the best option for the classroom as a whole. On the other hand, it takes valuable classroom time to prep the student for removal, and the student does not learn and receive the lesson being taught that day by simply sitting in Ms. Frieda’s classroom. As for Ms. Frieda’s angle, while she believes that she can handle watching other teachers’ students, there is no doubt that just the guest students’ presence is distracting, for both her students and herself in some form or another. The good is it appears that Ms. Frieda’s class is use to the special addition of other children, and still works productively despite the interference. It seems as if Ms. Frieda’s influence and track record of the “situations” has spread to the point that she is completely trusted with the responsibility; if there is anyone who can whip a student into shape and put them in their place, it is Ms. Frieda.
Her requests for a daily lunch that the kids liked and a Chinese lunch for the final week so they could have a meal they like were reasonable requests. Jackie felt that the group’s requests were not being honored by the fact that the trip to the water activity park did not take place and no one was notified prior to the change, that some students felt that teachers were not very respectful and allowed the children to play for long periods of time rather than schooling them did not allow Jackie to save face since she discovered the issue after the fact and she had selected this school so her decision making skills were going to be questioned and well as her direct bosses face affected by a poor outcome. After Robin’s business oriented solutions Jackie must have felt like a “number” and without authority and very frustrated but could not display
While watching the Uniondale School Board of Education meeting this was something very interesting. The people that attended this meeting where the school board members, the superintendent, the student member, business affairs and people from the local community. The people the present was the student member, two school board members and a couple people from the community. There were a couple things that the board talked about and the members of the community. Something that was very interesting at this board meeting was that the members of the board had a student member by the name of Campbell present during the meeting. Campbell raised a concern about the segregation that is happening in Long Island. She mentioned how she and other people
Mrs. Carter, the school nurse, told the principal in confidence about Miss Hiller’s feelings of discouragement and disillusionment with teaching. It will be particularly difficult for the principal to directly approach Miss Hiller with her problems because Miss Hiller may become defensive or embarrassed, and may feel distrust towards Mrs. Carter whom she shared her predicaments in secret. The principal, being a person of authority in school may approach Miss Hiller in the capacity
...elementary teacher notices huge improvements with her young students. She sees how they gain confidence and language and because of her, participate and speak more in class. The upper elementary ELL teacher knows that these students require a lot of support. She feels like she really makes an impact. Her former students occasionally contact her to update her on their situation.
Mrs. Lloyd is the head teacher in the classroom and also has two paraprofessionals that are assigned to her for specific times during the day. The paraprofessionals are never there at the same time. They usually
When I walked into the school, I was greeted by the receptionist who kindly showed me where to sign in and then directed me to the teacher I would be observing for the day. The staff was dressed very appropriate for the day and on Friday they were able to wear pink because it was October. Although I did not see much interaction with factuality with each other, I was able to witness when the teachers of a certain grade would come to pick up their students. I saw how the teachers interacted with Mrs. Lee and they were very respectful. The student’s behavior varied from class to class. Most of the classes were well behaved with only a few students causing disruption. Mrs. Lee had warned me that the kindergarten class is normally noisier than other classes, but to her surprise the students were very quiet and did their work independently with no interruptions. Mrs. Lee did a wonderful job at keeping the students disciplined within the classroom. She would give positive re-enforcement and correct students when they would do something incorrectly. She worked really well with the students and they students responded in a respectful manner to Mrs.
According to Parson (Hale 1995, 390), families are not prepared to help their children succeed in the working world, for family morals and values sometimes conflict with those of the workplace. A primary function of the school is to prepare the children for the transition from the family life to the competitive and tough labor world. Parson also mentions that the majority of elementary school teachers are women due to their nurturing and caring personality. Children tend to see them as mother figures which may lead to a special teacher-student bond and an overall better student success rate. In the play Stanley finds out that Blanche did not take a leave of absence from work but in reality was fired because she got intimate with one of her seventeen year old students. As a teacher, Blanche has certain limits and to get involved with one of her students is not only against the school's policies but against societies moral standards. She has crossed the line of the student-teacher relationship and can no longer be seen as a mother figure and has therefore lost her role within the society and the school system.
For the spring term, the faculty made changes and Philip got assigned to Miss Narwin’s homeroom class. Things got worse when Philip was assigned to her homeroom as if being in her English class wasn’t bad enough. When Philip got back to school he found out he was assigned to counseling. Philip was furious and still wanted to get out of Miss Narwin’s English class.
At the age of 18, Miss Barton became a schoolteacher. She taught at numerous different schools around Massachusetts. Clara noticed in one particular town that many of the students did not attend school that greatly distressed her. She wanted all children to have the same educational opportunity that she had when she was growing up. Eventually, Barton started her own school. It was free. However, she did not stay there for a long period of time. Clara only taught for a matter of ten years, teaching had exhausted Barton and she longed for a change in her life. She left the teaching field to move onto another field. Barton moved to Washington DC and she became a clerk in the US Patent Office.
If I were in Amber’s situation and I decided to stay at the school I would be persistent with principal in allowing me work with the teachers on instructional matters. Even though he might be against...
The best solution to this dilemma is for Professor Austin to report Cindy to the Dean, so that her fate will be left in the hands of the administration and not the teacher. In doing this, it allows him to become objective to the situation. This solution is supported by the Fairness Approach because Professor Austin is able to follow all elements of the approach -- no favoritism, treating everyone the same, and acknowledging the distribution of benefits and burdens. He would not have to make the decision that would present the most challenge for him, which is having to choose between the integrity of the school, or his team. Professor Austin is both teacher and coach, this dilemma difficult because he has two different roles to fulfill. He
As you can see the school board handles many issues from budgets, to tenure, to performance scores, to conferences. Although this paper did not cover everything in the meeting, it summarized what took place, and what affects it would have on teachers. The decisions made no matter how big or small can influence how and what task a teacher performs. The school board meeting was interesting because you are able to see how the changes could affect you personally.