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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:00 AM Original message |
So everyone heard Obama's pledge to add 100,000 new science, engineering and math teachers, right? |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think some here on heard what they didn't hear last night. |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. My thoughts: no shortage of teachers around here. In fact |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I didn't hear him call for more of the "popular" teaching professions like |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
37. We even have excess science and math teachers here. n/t |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Which is why I said nationally |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. My next door neighbor was laid off for months she finally |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. There are many unemployed science and math teachers |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Well, yeah, that is the unspoken part of this |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
30. I hope those unemployed engineers take a few courses in pedagogy |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'm wondering on a few items. |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. The answer to your first question has always been the problem |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I'm interested in determining what it means myself concerning teachers. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
5. AWESOME! Will there be JOBS for all of these students? HERE? In America? |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
35. That will depend on what the American citizens decide to spend their money on, not what Obama does |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
8. That will be quite a feat considering he also proposed a 5 year spending freeze. nt |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
9. ... but 0 art, music, literature or other critical thinking-based teachers ... |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Wow, so science and math don't encourage critical thinking? |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Try a little harder ... |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. There is a glut of the soft skills teachers, why call for more |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. We've gone high tech now |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
14. My daughter gave up her dream of being a math teacher |
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d_r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
15. I heard it |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
18. I sure hope that that each and every one of those new teachers joins the union. |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
38. I sure hope that there are unions left...our city discussing |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
19. Haven't we pretty much got that pledge from every (D) President |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Catholic school is not public school |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. That still puts more teachers out there on the unemployment |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. What subject, how big is the district, what was her seniority, etc, etc? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
21. All from Teach for America? |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I wouldn't call TFA permanent additions to the teacher workforce |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Thats what I was thinking. Also, who would even want to be a teacher now that the Neolibs like |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
26. I heard GW Bush promise to send men to Mars. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
28. we are going into year three, I want hear he did that |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
29. How about working on retention, instead? |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
31. we need more minimum wage non union teachers asap nt |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Bingo! |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. This. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
34. As the economy improves, without some sort of salary differential how does he expect the schools |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-26-11 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. How to get one-tenth of 100,000 new science, engineering, and math teachers? |
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