[etni] Re: Fw: re: Solving the teacher pay issue could help students
- From: Arlene Porath <arleneporath@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ask@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 10:10:35 +0200
I agree. In my experience, the principal makes or breaks the success of the
teachers.
2009/10/6 Ask Etni <ask@xxxxxxxx>
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> From: "Trudy Zukerman" <trudy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Solving the teacher pay issue could help students
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> I agree with Leah that the principal is a very important factor in school,
> student, and teacher success and have years of experience and some research
> to back this up.
> Best wishes for a chag sameach.
> Trudy Zuckermann
>
>
> Leah wrote:
> > I disagree with this whole premise. All teachers work hard, whether
> > teaching calculus or PE. A less capable teacher may put in more hours
> > at home than a more experienced teacher. In any given school, there is
> the
> > same percentage of excellent teachers to adequate teachers to mediocre
> > teachers. What makes the difference in one school as opposed to
> > another? The answer is simple:
> > the principal! A school that has a principal who can be supportive of the
> > teachers and also command the respect of parents and students is a good
> > school. Without the support of the principal, even an excellent teacher
> > can
> > fail. For this reason, an anonymous teacher assessment of the principal
> > should be implemented by the school system at the end of each year, and
> > this evaluation should count for something! That way, principals will
> > place a
> > priority on supporting their teachers instead of spending all their time
> > worrying about pleasing the beaurocracy.
> > I've never heard this idea discussed - always the onus for poor schools
> is
> > put on the teachers. What do you think?
>
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