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This video explains why freezing teacher pay is unlikely to drive high performers out of the profession - and also suggests an intriguing way of attracting teachers of even higher calibre. Here's the link.
“This video explains why freezing teacher pay is unlikely to drive high performers out of the profession ...”
I wasn’t aware that anyone had suggested it would. Cutting pay/benefits/pensions/gratuities/yadda ... yadda ... yadda would more likely do that. As it stands, any teacher within 6 - 12 months of retirement by August 2012 would be further ahead financially to leave at that time rather than their actual retirement date, especially if they are in poor health.
The talk at the water cooler these days revolves more around loss of sick days, larger classes, and so on.
What video would that be?
If you go to the main blog page, you will see the video.
Hmmm…
Aren’t the “larger classes” being proposed essentially where they’d be if Dalton didn’t create the dubious “no more than 20” thing?
Teachers have been perfectly able to handle classes of more than 20 kids for decades.
“Aren?t the ?larger classes? being proposed essentially where they?d be if Dalton didn?t create the dubious ?no more than 20? thing?
Teachers have been perfectly able to handle classes of more than 20 kids for decades.”
Firstly John, no more than 20 is for elementary only. No secondary contracts have class sizes that low. The lowest we have are for practical courses (ie: shops) at 22. It’s actually not that difficult to have an average class size of 22-25 across the board if you have high school classes packed at 30.
Secondly, I would think that most elementary teachers would bristle at your cavalier attitude in your second statement. Decades ago we didn’t have half the class hyped up on Ritilin and the other half wanting constant attention. Decades ago you had Principals that actually enforced discipline and good conduct. Today ... yeah, well, let’s leave it at that.
I read no cavalier attitude in John’s words Wayne.
We all know that individual teachers have been negotiating larger class sizes if they want them for years.
No big surprise there.
Some teachers in fact HAVE been managing just fine with larger class sizes.
I have no problem with teachers and public sector workers in Ontario now, finally being required to feel some of the economic pain we private sector types have been feeling for years.
Fair is fair after all isn’t it?
If half the kids in a class of 22 are hyped up on ritalin and the other half want constant attention I don’t imagine making it into a class of 20, assuming all else remains the same, would make much difference.
I’d also note that we’re not dealing with conditions decades ago, rather 9 or 10 years ago.
Maybe the larger issue is why half the class is on meds…?
In any case the issue is over minor changes in class size, up or down, right?
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