Comments on: Teacher’s commentary on HQ http://TeachEffectively.com/2005/08/30/teachers-commentary-on-hq/ Evidence-based teaching methods for helping students who are at risk for school failure or who have disabilities. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:01:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Aj Schwanz » Ruminations from a Night on the Porch http://TeachEffectively.com/2005/08/30/teachers-commentary-on-hq/#comment-4607 Aj Schwanz » Ruminations from a Night on the Porch Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:40:05 +0000 http://johnl.edschool.virginia.edu/blogs/TeachEffectively/2005/08/30/teachers-commentary-on-hq/#comment-4607 [...] I didn’t know much about Carla or Jimmy, other than Gregg’s statement of: “They are two of the funniest people I know, and then they went and got married.” That’s gotta be good stuff. Darling kids. Makers of yummy soup. Owners of a really cool house (with a KILLER bathroom - carpet/ginormous tub and shower/metallic wallpaper/phone hook-ups - it would make a Palm Springs Jewish real estate seller cry for joy). Arguers through use of showtunes. Seriously: hilarious. [...] [...] I didn’t know much about Carla or Jimmy, other than Gregg’s statement of: “They are two of the funniest people I know, and then they went and got married.” That’s gotta be good stuff. Darling kids. Makers of yummy soup. Owners of a really cool house (with a KILLER bathroom - carpet/ginormous tub and shower/metallic wallpaper/phone hook-ups - it would make a Palm Springs Jewish real estate seller cry for joy). Arguers through use of showtunes. Seriously: hilarious. [...]

]]> By: mrsris http://TeachEffectively.com/2005/08/30/teachers-commentary-on-hq/#comment-2020 mrsris Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:37:43 +0000 http://johnl.edschool.virginia.edu/blogs/TeachEffectively/2005/08/30/teachers-commentary-on-hq/#comment-2020 I share Mr. Barnhill's frustration.... and his problem. I have been teaching my ED students first, second, and kindergarten math/science/social studies for 15 years, and yet my qualifications are suspect. I await our human resources analysis of my transcripts to see what new classes I have to take in order to meet the federal designation. Never mind that I am a nominated county Teacher of the Year, Mentor to 14 interns over the years, etc. Getting extra math and content area classes under my belt will do nothing for my teaching practice. Hurrummph. I share Mr. Barnhill’s frustration…. and his problem. I have been teaching my ED students first, second, and kindergarten math/science/social studies for 15 years, and yet my qualifications are suspect.

I await our human resources analysis of my transcripts to see what new classes I have to take in
order to meet the federal designation. Never mind that I am a nominated county Teacher of the Year, Mentor to 14 interns over the years, etc. Getting extra math and content area classes under my belt will do nothing for my teaching practice.

Hurrummph.

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