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3,000 CITY TEACHERS FLUNK OUT OF JOBS
New York Post ^
| August 28, 2003
| CARL CAMPANILE
Posted on 08/28/2003 12:56:55 AM PDT by sarcasm
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:16:16 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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August 28, 2003 -- Three thousand city public school teachers have just been booted because they flunked competency exams or failed to meet other criteria to earn their state license, Department of Education officials said yesterday.
The bombshell was disclosed as scores of teachers who failed the tests - some a dozen or more times - cried racism at a rally in City Hall Park, charging the exams are culturally biased against blacks and Hispanics.
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KEYWORDS: teachers; teachersflunk
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To: sarcasm
I wonder how Asian teachers fared in taking this "culturally biased" test.
If the test truly is racist, like these people claim, very few Asians would pass, as their culture is far different from "white" culture, even compared to black and hispanic culture.
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posted on
08/28/2003 5:51:49 AM PDT
by
Guillermo
(Proud Infidel)
To: sarcasm
Is there any doubt where our society is going?
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posted on
08/28/2003 5:55:32 AM PDT
by
verity
To: ladylib
Teaching has always been rife with cronyism. In the olden days, however, one's cronies actually knew quite a lot. Today, in schools all over the country, teaching is just a parking lot for ignorant AAAs with fake degrees.
To: ladylib
Yes, public schools today exist not to educate, but to serve teachers and administrators with exorbidant salaries and a bloated staff, and the Democrat Party via donations and endorsements.
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posted on
08/28/2003 5:59:05 AM PDT
by
Guillermo
(Proud Infidel)
To: sarcasm
Sure it's discrimination. The tests discriminate between competent and incompetent teachers.
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posted on
08/28/2003 6:02:33 AM PDT
by
keats5
To: sarcasm
From the Test Outline:
>* assessing the likely effects of human activities or trends (described in written or graphic form) on the local, regional, or global environment
* assessing ways in which major transformations related to human work, thought, and belief (e.g., industrialization, the scientific revolution, the development and spread of Islam) have affected human society<
Many Freepers would fail these areas simply because our answers would not be sufficiently PC.
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posted on
08/28/2003 6:04:51 AM PDT
by
G Larry
($10K gifts to John Thune before he announces!)
To: nightdriver
I agree. Lack of a Master's Degree in Education is not the problem
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posted on
08/28/2003 6:05:26 AM PDT
by
keats5
To: Guillermo
It would be interesting to see where this group of teachers
went to college. What school produces this shameful bunch?
Massachusetts published a list. Maybe New York will do the same. The colleges ought to know and so should the tution paying parents of prospective students.
To: oldironsides; PatrioticAmerican
Massachusetts published a list. Should that be Massamachusetts? Jus had to ax.. lol
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posted on
08/28/2003 6:28:49 AM PDT
by
Havoc
(If you can't be frank all the time are you lying the rest of the time?)
To: sarcasm
How many teachers are there in the NYC district?
I hate news stories like this when they provide no frame of reference. Does the 3,000 teachers represent 1%, 5%, 10% of the total teachers?
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posted on
08/28/2003 7:12:19 AM PDT
by
crv16
To: sarcasm
***Three thousand city public school teachers have just been booted because they flunked competency exams or failed to meet other criteria to earn their state license***
Yet, the NEA has the gall to accuse homeschoolers of suffering from education neglect.
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posted on
08/28/2003 8:08:21 AM PDT
by
Kuksool
To: meadsjn
In defense of the teachers who charge racism, I did not see a single question regarding Kwanzaa or Cinco de Mayo.
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posted on
08/28/2003 8:20:05 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(A Rose by any other name would be Shoeless Joe Jackson)
To: nightdriver
"I don't know that I agree with that part."
Sorry, but a Masters Degree is a requirement for all New York State teachers if they want permanent certification. They have up to five years to complete their Masters.
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:30:54 AM PDT
by
mass55th
To: nightdriver
"Is there any way we could see a sample of that test?"
If this test is like any other government test, the teachers are provided with workbooks and sample tests with answers before the test is given. They may even be offered classes on the upcoming tests. I find it hard to believe that some of these folks failed the tests 13 times. They're certainly getting their money's worth from their Union.
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:36:13 AM PDT
by
mass55th
To: verity
"Is there any doubt where our society is going?"
Don't you mean "where our society has gone?"
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:43:36 AM PDT
by
mass55th
To: mass55th
You do have a point. However, IMHO, it will become worse!
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:45:41 AM PDT
by
verity
To: sarcasm
cried racism Gee, what a surprise. I guess it's a helluva lot easier than looking in the mirror and admitting they're ignoramuses.
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posted on
08/28/2003 10:47:23 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: agitator
When people wonder why kids just aren't learning...a quarter of the overall problem is bad teachers. The unions won't admit it because they don't want unhappy union members. But I saw this already in the 1970s. Whoever got through college, got a degree, and needed a job...got into teaching. Its a sad fact of American life.
To: pepsionice
btt
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posted on
08/28/2003 1:47:51 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(McClintock is a megalomaniac with delusions of Ralph Naderism)
To: GUNDEK
The same question I posed 35 years ago when I first became a father !. Make the sacrifices, pay the price: your children will be " hungry again" & surprise you by exceeding all your expectations despite the school if you're a supportive parent ( there still are superlative educators in the public system )! Don't be so overprotective! What type of private school ? The type that John Kerry & Ted Kennedy send their children to ? They're "elitists"! Heaven forbid if your daughter has to sit next to their obnoxious, nonachieving offspring ! It sounds like you have an achiever - give her some slack !)You're worried about a tax break ? Your priorities are distorted ! God Bless You !
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