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Do Not Apply - 4 - Discovery HS
There are good schools, bad schools, mediocre schools. But in New York City we have a handful of schools that are so poorly run, so out of control, with administrations that are so incompetent, mean, … more »
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Do Not Apply - 4 - Discovery HS
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jd2718 wrote 3 days ago: There are good schools, bad schools, mediocre schools. But in New York City we have a handful of sch … more »
Do Not Apply - 3 - Bronx Theater
jd2718 wrote 6 days ago: An inconsistent discipline code and arbitrary retaliation against teachers mark, unfortunately, Bron … more »
Do Not Apply - 2 - Eximius College Prep
jd2718 wrote 1 week ago: With one of the lowest staff retention rates in the city, Eximius is another career-ender. Stay away … more »
Do Not Apply - 1 - Bronx Aerospace
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jd2718 wrote 1 week ago: This blog has a new feature: a Do Not Apply list of NYC public schools. I will expand this list regu … more »
Reaching Fellows
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jd2718 wrote 1 week ago: Given that the Fellows, as a group, are indifferent or even hostile to the union, how could we possi … more »
Where have all the teachers gone?
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dkzody wrote 1 week ago: I’ve started to read about teachers who are leaving. It makes me feel sad that we are losing … more »
Do Not Apply
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jd2718 wrote 1 week ago: What New York City schools are so horrible, so career-ending, so abusive (esp of teachers, but also … more »
What issues matter to new teachers?
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jd2718 wrote 1 week ago: Lot’s of them. Here’s a few big ones that we (teachers and the United Federation of Teac … more »
Does signing a card make you a UFT member?
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jd2718 wrote 2 weeks ago: Yes. But not completely. Most new teachers used to sign a card, give it to the Chapter Leader, and t … more »
Organizing Teaching Fellows as teachers
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jd2718 wrote 2 weeks ago: Organizing teachers? Doesn’t sound so far-fetched. After all, we (the United Federation of Tea … more »
Some Words for New Teachers
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riajose wrote 2 weeks ago: When I was in grade school, I spent some of my recess time teaching my classmates some Math wizardry … more »
Welcome!
swebster2 wrote 2 weeks ago: Welcome to the Rochester School District Mentoring Program blog. This blog is intended for use by th … more »
Using Fellows for what they weren't intended
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jd2718 wrote 2 weeks ago: So, the NYC Department of Education hires lots and lots of Teaching Fellows to support the nasty org … more »
Teaching Fellows are new teachers
jd2718 wrote 3 weeks ago: …with a few differences or twists. They can be ‘fired’ by The Teaching Fellows (no … more »
Am I a Fellow?
jd2718 wrote 3 weeks ago: No, but… As I have been writing about recruitment and Teaching Fellows over the last few days … more »
Teaching Fellows or the Teaching Fellows?
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jd2718 wrote 3 weeks ago: There’s a difference, of course. (Previous, related posts 1, 2, 3) From the comments on a rece … more »
Some Teaching Fellows I know
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jd2718 wrote 4 weeks ago: I’ve been writing about Fellows, and I will continue tomorrow. For now, this is a reprise of a … more »
What to do about Teaching Fellows?
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jd2718 wrote 4 weeks ago: There are stereotypes about Teaching Fellows (see previous post): young white smug brimming with se … more »
Recruiting Teaching Fellows
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jd2718 wrote 1 month ago: Recruiting Teaching Fellows? Not into the program. The Teaching Fellows and the NYC Dept of Ed alrea … more »
