This is for every teacher who refuses to be blamed for the failure of our society to erase poverty and inequality, and refuses to accept assessments, tests and evaluations imposed by those who have contempt for real teaching and learning.
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My name is Elaine, and I teach Family and Consumer Science in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA. VA is a Right-to-work state and we therefore have no union, but I am very lucky to work in a good school division, an excellent school with strong, pro-teacher administrators, and a fine staff of dedicated educators. Glad to be here!
Post by Teacher Evaluations are unfair on Jan 20, 2014 21:52:00 GMT -5
My name is Michelle. I teach 4th and 5th grade in urban Memphis. This year the County and City merged to become "unified". Nothing is unified, from the student's uniforms to the teacher evaluation. Tennessee is a right to work state, a union exists, however I do not participate because I did not see the benefit as the union represented administration and teachers.
I'm very discouraged about the teacher evaluation process. The rubric is vague and the rumor regarding the governor limiting the amount of "5's" that administrators can issue has been substantiated by me first hand. WHAT TO DO?