tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post5398024412629687416..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Board certified teachers fare well in NCUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-57152680182333824452014-05-07T13:08:03.026-04:002014-05-07T13:08:03.026-04:00Every year that my children had a teacher working ...Every year that my children had a teacher working on National Board Certification, their education suffered. The teachers spend all of their time on this STUPID label, and don't give a crap about the kids. Anyone who truly believes that this is better than a Graduate degree is NUTS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-51621278476476974532014-05-05T08:45:30.305-04:002014-05-05T08:45:30.305-04:00C'mon, people are upset with the CMS education...C'mon, people are upset with the CMS education factory? Put your money where your mouth is and send your kids to a local private school where they will actually be held accountable and learn something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-29082841079696044432014-05-05T07:58:04.862-04:002014-05-05T07:58:04.862-04:009:37 - we feel the same way. There is apathy all a...9:37 - we feel the same way. There is apathy all across the board with the students, parents and some staff members. <br /><br />The "old school" traits of respect for education and respect for adults is being eroded, and not supported by CMS administration. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-23330549536731222522014-05-04T22:45:40.477-04:002014-05-04T22:45:40.477-04:00Somebody was making money of them.. Somebody was making money of them.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-19442672773195213902014-05-04T17:25:57.848-04:002014-05-04T17:25:57.848-04:00Truth is being nationally board certified doesn...Truth is being nationally board certified doesn't have an impact on student growth either. Gorman made that statement at the same time he discussed the master's incentive and then back peddled quickly and never repeated it again. Always wondered why.<br /><br />In any case most teachers just want their raises and step pay that we lost during the recession. Every thing has gone up and our pay has not kept up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-71960001618409680772014-05-04T16:41:27.365-04:002014-05-04T16:41:27.365-04:00National Board Certification is now a three-year p...National Board Certification is now a three-year process, making the prospect of a pay bump a distant dream. Does anyone have confidence that the Republican legislature won't pull the rug out from under those candidates, as well?<br /><br />It's all about having an ignorant, cheap, and disposable workforce in NC. Smart people think critically and question the status quo. When has the word "progressive" EVER been associated with the gun-toting true believers in this state?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-12598319465037318152014-05-04T14:00:57.835-04:002014-05-04T14:00:57.835-04:00Follow the Money ?
It is at the bottom of the bla...Follow the Money ?<br /><br />It is at the bottom of the black hole with money spent on the war on drugs and the war on poverty.<br /><br />Trillions spent by inept bureaucrats that has no measurable results or resulted in the US going backwards! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-37680833724045816232014-05-04T09:15:16.415-04:002014-05-04T09:15:16.415-04:00I think it's a joke, a raise for new teachers,...I think it's a joke, a raise for new teachers, that is still less then surrounding areas. Experienced teachers with families get another year of limbo and the veteran are retiring. We get what we vote for. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-37915424117570258662014-05-04T08:16:50.795-04:002014-05-04T08:16:50.795-04:00Shame on NC.. Shame on NC.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-47637479850396740982014-05-04T08:14:43.134-04:002014-05-04T08:14:43.134-04:00Actually if you do the math, most are underpaid. I...Actually if you do the math, most are underpaid. I am sorry for your problems but most teachers who complain, end up gone. NC is strange..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-59491621384275201442014-05-03T13:51:35.410-04:002014-05-03T13:51:35.410-04:00A promotion is the only thing that has kept me out...A promotion is the only thing that has kept me out of the poverty level pay range. Let's remember that not only are teachers affected but all support staff who can easily go find a job in the private sector.<br />It is no wonder that even the "best" of the schools are seeing behavior not wished by any citizen. Teachers just don't have enough time in the day and nor, now, incentive to care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-51408156505610110642014-05-03T10:59:16.648-04:002014-05-03T10:59:16.648-04:00Ann
How much has been spent in CMS on pay for per...Ann<br /><br />How much has been spent in CMS on pay for performance evaluations ? How much has been spent over the past 6 years on consultant salaries to implement these programs such as Andy "I DONT KNOW" Baxter? How much has CMS spent over the past 6 years on these performance tests that many were simply discarded? <br /><br />How much total was spent last year in raises for administration otherwise known as " MARKET ADJUSTMENTS" ?<br /><br />Follow the money ANN and give us the hard numbers. Let the taxpayers see the waste and how salaries and benefits could be saved without inept spending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-7869155076800313122014-05-03T09:37:40.355-04:002014-05-03T09:37:40.355-04:00I am so disheartened as I talk with my AK senior d...I am so disheartened as I talk with my AK senior daughter and the things she tells me about her peers, and what's going on at her school. She can't wait to get out of there; the social pressures, the drinking, the drugs, the "blind eye" by coaches and administration. To be a teacher in that environment would be like an overpaid babysitter. No thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-67919912416606399442014-05-02T17:09:31.853-04:002014-05-02T17:09:31.853-04:00NBCT is not available for all content areas, even ...NBCT is not available for all content areas, even if I wanted the additional compensation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-38911286444123848712014-05-02T16:55:18.539-04:002014-05-02T16:55:18.539-04:00I don't know why anyone would teach in NC. Unt...I don't know why anyone would teach in NC. Until people start taking responsibility for their children and the political climate changes, teaching in NC is a dead end job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-24391366989056558312014-05-02T16:03:55.940-04:002014-05-02T16:03:55.940-04:00while I really appreciate the teachers who have wo...while I really appreciate the teachers who have worked to educate my children and have excelled at doing so, this is a losing battle.<br /><br /> Teachers in this state simply don't have anyone advocating for them, they are the scape goat for both useless politicians and lazy, uninvolved, good for nothing parents. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-82469537263139859252014-05-02T12:15:28.679-04:002014-05-02T12:15:28.679-04:00If all the teachers pay is frozen, who cares? The ...If all the teachers pay is frozen, who cares? The used to be new teachers that are 7 years in are know starting families. What's 12% of 30 to 40k going to do? They need a pay plan. NC needs to stop treating them like the enemy. I thought Mcory wanted to keep teachers and recruit the best. My sons school is falling apart. We are loosing good teachers left and right. I didn't know what a long term sub was until this year. I used to love my boy's school. What is going on? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-26165687152901915642014-05-02T08:32:31.770-04:002014-05-02T08:32:31.770-04:00Well, if they have an overall plan for all this, i...Well, if they have an overall plan for all this, it would be nice if they could articulate it well.<br /><br />If the goal is to have more board certified teachers, then make that clear. <br /><br />Otherwise, it just looks like random attacks against teachers and the "profession".<br /><br />Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.com