tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post1016065195839116587..comments2024-02-12T04:16:12.618-06:00Comments on A Blurred History: Save the TeachersAndrea Cremerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-63260627607112740702011-03-07T14:58:11.407-06:002011-03-07T14:58:11.407-06:00As an educator, I say YES! YES! YES! I am giving a...As an educator, I say YES! YES! YES! I am giving away a copy of your book on my blog if you want to spread the word.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184772057308479564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-29523234804751757732011-03-07T14:20:09.872-06:002011-03-07T14:20:09.872-06:00Thank you for the wonderful comments and for the t...Thank you for the wonderful comments and for the teachers here - thank you for all you do!Andrea Cremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326332737401772239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-61875049962255760622011-03-05T13:08:47.634-06:002011-03-05T13:08:47.634-06:00As an educator, I am even more sad for the childre...As an educator, I am even more sad for the children than the teachers (although don't get me wrong, I am plenty sad for us teachers). How dare adults rob children of their future? Kids deserve a quality education, and it is our responsibility as adults to see that it is provided for them. <br /><br />Education does not come cheap. What a horrible place to try to scrimp.<br /><br /><br />Nothing is free.storyqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-47212144466004299622011-03-05T10:50:13.974-06:002011-03-05T10:50:13.974-06:00Your post brought tears to my eyes. I have been t...Your post brought tears to my eyes. I have been teaching for 5 years, a milestone for many since half of all new teachers don't make it to that point. No one in the media has bothered to mention the inability to retain good teachers because of how poorly we are treated. <br /><br />I have been blessed in my teaching position because I work at an amazing school with supportive staff who have allowed me to learn and grow. Many teachers these days don't have that luxury. Instead, they're asked to show results on standardized tests and when the students do poorly, the teacher is blamed, yet we are constantly being bombarded with bigger class sizes and a greater number of special-needs students mainstreamed into the general classroom. And then we're asked to differentiate to make sure that all of our students' needs are being met. <br /><br />Oh, but we only have to work 9 months of the year so that justifies everything. We're only part-time employees who do very little in the grand scheme of things. <br /><br />When did teaching go from a noble, revered profession, to one looked upon with disdain and disgust? It makes me so sad.Beth S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06944635942712994937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-87101536584985733912011-03-05T10:30:59.623-06:002011-03-05T10:30:59.623-06:00Thank you so much for posting this Andrea. I'...Thank you so much for posting this Andrea. I'm a public employee in WI, so this bill affects me too. The attack on the teachers especially disgusts me because they make such a difference in the lives of children. I honestly can't believe the way some of the media has been portraying them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-25960947314648711062011-03-05T00:20:46.164-06:002011-03-05T00:20:46.164-06:00Thank you for posting this! I'm getting my cer...Thank you for posting this! I'm getting my certification right now, and it discourages me when people belittle what teachers do and blame them for things that are often beyond their control. And, seeing firsthand how much work *really* goes into teaching (not that I went into it thinking it would be easy at all), I have to say I find the concept of a teacher as an <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/education/03teacher.html?_r=1" rel="nofollow">overpaid, glorified babysitter</a> completely ridiculous.Stephanie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258321385403403810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-77561535684190033952011-03-04T23:51:39.813-06:002011-03-04T23:51:39.813-06:00Great post, Andrea! My mom was an elementary schoo...Great post, Andrea! My mom was an elementary school teacher and I volunteer hours every week in my son's school. The teachers at my son's school are some of the hardest working and inspiring people I've had the pleasure of knowing. We're fighting a different issue in Colorado, but it's one that also attacks teachers and the public school system. I'm on a political mission right now too, so good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-26255417459770791062011-03-04T20:51:42.008-06:002011-03-04T20:51:42.008-06:00So true, Andrea! Thanks for sharing your thoughts ...So true, Andrea! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. I hope the teachers of Wisconsin get the rights they deserve.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661762801358860078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-17758189495966421752011-03-04T20:45:25.106-06:002011-03-04T20:45:25.106-06:00Great post, and you are so right. Teachers deserv...Great post, and you are so right. Teachers deserve so much more.Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-58329494200062978112011-03-04T20:15:14.417-06:002011-03-04T20:15:14.417-06:00THANK YOU!!! I wish I was seeing more of an outcry...THANK YOU!!! I wish I was seeing more of an outcry against Walker and his cronies. What makes this really nauseating is that the first thing he did as the new gov of WI was to gift his corporate buddies with millions in tax breaks. Then....geesz folks, we seem to have a budget shortfall. Republican goveners in surrounding states (my beloved Michigan included)are watching carefully. If Walker gets away with stripping collective bargaining rights from public workers, the rest of us will be next. The next thing they'll try to do is turn us all into "right-to-work" States, (republican speak for "right-to-exploit"). <br /><br />I'm really glad you wrote about this Andrea. I'm hopeful that the people of WI will not stand for this assault on teachers. I'm looking forward to 2012Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-46832786673334984762011-03-04T19:47:18.052-06:002011-03-04T19:47:18.052-06:00I'm going to be a teacher, so I love this post...I'm going to be a teacher, so I love this post. Teachers need to be respected and acknowledge, not left behind!! Love this.Jessica Ruudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059010241498328421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-63869781792919185602011-03-04T18:53:55.159-06:002011-03-04T18:53:55.159-06:00From one teacher to another, I am happy to see you...From one teacher to another, I am happy to see your post. Mpls is sending some teachers to protest in WI this weekend. A lot of us are scared and feeling disheartened, especially when everyone in this country has a teacher to thank for their education.Laura Kozy Lanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660048273181347880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-27147614508315310122011-03-04T18:49:25.125-06:002011-03-04T18:49:25.125-06:00Thank you so much for writing this! My family and ...Thank you so much for writing this! My family and I are working hard to try to defeat this bill. We support the teachers and school personnel who deserve better than what this governor is trying to do to them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-54506265145901141282011-03-04T18:49:12.860-06:002011-03-04T18:49:12.860-06:00Preach it, Andrea!Preach it, Andrea!Brent Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526942312596699106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320387264034521574.post-63725902603904895552011-03-04T18:42:29.673-06:002011-03-04T18:42:29.673-06:00I couldn't agree more. Thank you for putting i...I couldn't agree more. Thank you for putting it into better words than I could have! Galleysmith did a really great post on what we'd owe teachers if we paid them at babysitter rates - http://bit.ly/hdDHh6 - talk about eye-opening!Maggie Desmond-O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007811452527769309noreply@blogger.com