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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We have now gotten a US Made and Union shop to sell us BAT shirts in all designs at a low cost.
Bumper stickers are coming soon and we hope to add more shirt types (tank, polo) if there is interest in the t-shirts!
I am a teacher in Indianapolis and have been teaching in a variety of venues for 9+ years (2 years grad school TA, 5+ years college adjunct, 7+ years High school....obviously some are concurrent to get to 9+ lol). I currently teach at Franklin Central in Marion County (2nd year). I am a transition teacher, meaning I have my degrees in biology and returned to get my teaching licence. I am part of the NTP/Indianapolis ITF program. I transitioned into a career & am not a scab. I love my school. I love my students. I hate the reform movement! I have two children (10 & 8). And I am a Badass Teacher!
High School Chemistry Teacher. 7th year HS teaching. Franklin Central. Indianapolis, In
Thought Iʻd come over and say aloha! I am excited that you are trying this! Will check in from time to time to see whatʻs up. Easy to follow as far as I can see. Let me know when ok to share.
I've decided to use a nom du internets on this board. Those of you who know me from the facebook group will recognize my posting style. Also, my handle is two Hawaiian words put together.
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I have homeschooled my 5 children for 23 years with 5 years left to go until the final two are graduated out! 12 of those years have been as a widow!
I am a senior towards Integrated Social Studies 7-12....with one class needed for my field (Ohio history---arghhhh never could fit that one in the squeaky tight schedule) and 2 classes left for the education aspects...studied for the Praxis but ehhhhhh am probably going to grab my history bachelors and call it.... BECAUSE--
14 months ago, my family and I opened a micro-business..... we have a teeny shop that offers resell of teacher resources...it is doing so well, that I think this is where I finally landed!!
In my background, among other areas, I have been an Afterschool Language Arts Program Leader (in a public middle school), and as a youth minister, established and ran an inner city Homework Help Program 5 days a week, and have taught many so that they could obtain their GED.
I am the lead admin in Ohio BATS..... I was politically active and fighting all of this in its baby formulate stages from 1984 (stirrings of OCE) - 1991 (NCLB) but alas I had more children, the acronyms all changed and I admit that I somehow thought the whole crazy notion had dissolved. Then, back in January of 2013, someone sent me something (I honestly forget the contents of that article), but I sat for about two hours staring at the computer with my chin on the ground and bat guano in my pants. I spent the whole night (it was the first of many) downing coffee and researching and reading. That history is my major....I am a "show-me-the-original-documents-person". The anger and panic set in big time when I realized the very nightmarish Orwell's "1984" predictions made ever so long ago, had come to fruition. And that they had been quietly packaged and slipped in to this bill or that bill becoming law in the night while we slept. I joined every Ohio group in existence fighting this, and even started a few local ones to cater to certain unknowing groups I was a member. I forget how I even stumbled in the middle of the night onto BATS when they were but a week old---but I am BADASS awake now..... and fight this with all I have.
My shop page has 3000 views. I obviously have teachers of every single age and level of experience and educational environment come across my path by the sheer nature of my new career! It astounds me how many teachers are so caught up in their CCS training courses, that they do not know an iota of information about CCS beyond the fact that it to them appears to be "just another Standards change" (we have had 7 or 8 in 20 years in Ohio!)
If someone would ask me what I teach today.... I would say I teach about corrupt corporate control and gross governance overreach into our children's lives and the blatant scapegoating and oppression of public school teachers. I would say I teach a course called BADASSERY 101 !!
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Hi My name is Debbie. I taught grades 1-3 for 35 years and retired last June. I now work at a local university supervising student teachers. I was an active OEA/NEA member in Ohio and want to continue to fight against the take over of public education.
Hello. My name is Kimberlie and I am beginning my fourth year teaching K-8 art and music at a charter school in Ohio. I have a BA in studio art and an ME in art education. I have nearly 20 years experience in human resources which will come in handy since I am the new union steward at my school which has hit the mediator stage of negotiations. My oldest went to Toledo Public grade school and suburban high school. After one too many cuts in the Gifted program at their public school, I sent my younger boys to a private school. I have experience as a parent in urban, suburban and private schools.
PK-12 Certified Visual Art Specialist,
Teaching K-8 Visual Arts and Music in Toledo, Ohio
Hi! I'm Ali. I am a Louisiana BAT. I teach 7th grade ELA in an inclusion setting. I co-teach everyday with a regular education teacher. I also am the special education coordinator at my school, so I have some extra duties. Besides teaching, I am working on an Ed.S. to become an educational diagnostician.
I have two little boys who are three and one. They are the best things about my life!
Hi, I'm Diane. I am a New Jersey BAT. I have been teaching in the High School setting for 33 years. I'm a regular education teacher but also do inclusion classes. I have been through MBST to HSPA testing. And now getting ready for PARCC testing. Not looking forward to any of this. So, I may be retiring within the next 2 years. It's just so discouraging to be a educator anymore, the CCCS, testing and the Danielson evaluation just wipe us out. There is no time to do real teaching and let children explore and understand in time. It may be just teaching to the test.
Hello all, I am in South Carolina and teach in Charleston County. I have been a teacher for 10 years. I am National Board Certified and teahe English and history. I spent the last year and will spend this one as an Instructional Coach. This has been an eye-opening experience for me. I have a first-grader and have had to fight for him to get taught at his level all of last year. This group has been very empowering and I am so thankful for it. I am from Michigan and so am a huge supporter of unions, but am now in a Right to Work state and so no hope for that here. It is very frustrating.