Lafayette Over Crowding

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agreed. The bee teacher bios did not do its job of calming the nerves of the parents due to the turn over rate. Yet again another reason to worry about the hiring of a 6th teacher in August.

The teachers were asked to write their own bios and were only given a couple of days on their time off.

They still should have been proofread.

I'm the PP and totally agree. Can you send link to them? I couldn't find them

[Anonymous]

When you are responsible for teaching reading and writing, you ought to use proper grammar and spelling on your bio published for not only students, but their families and the public at large.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agreed. The bee teacher bios did not do its job of calming the nerves of the parents due to the turn over rate. Yet again another reason to worry about the hiring of a 6th teacher in August.

The teachers were asked to write their own bios and were only given a couple of days on their time off.

They still should have been proofread.

I'm the PP and totally agree. Can you send link to them? I couldn't find them

http://www.lafayettehsa.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NewTeacherBios.pdf

[Anonymous]

http://www.lafayettehsa.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NewTeacherBios.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agreed. The bee teacher bios did not do its job of calming the nerves of the parents due to the turn over rate. Yet again another reason to worry about the hiring of a 6th teacher in August.

The teachers were asked to write their own bios and were only given a couple of days on their time off.

A "couple of days"! Give me a break, they were asked to write a few sentences not a dissertation! That should really not be a difficult task for a teacher.

[Anonymous]

Either you trust the principal or you don't.

Dr. B has earned my trust. This thread and the micromanaging are ridiculous. You should be embarrassed to be airing this dirty laundry in a public setting like this. If attending Lafayette is that much of a burden, there are several private schools that will, happily, take your kids.

See you in a few weeks.

Happy Lafayette parent.

[Anonymous]

Disagree.

You pay your taxes, you advocate for your child, you stay involved in the school and you stay vigilant! There is no blind trust.

[Anonymous]

"vigilant" ?

[Anonymous]

Those poor kids thrown in that 6th class. Any idea who the teacher is?

[Anonymous]

One of my kids' best teachers at Lafayette was someone hired days before the start of school. You just never know.

[Anonymous]

Good Point. There was a really crappy K teacher that finally left in the past couple of years. I would have taken my chances with any new teacher, hired within 2 hours before the first day of school then taken the lousy "known" teacher that was likely hired 15+ years ago. It really is not a crisis.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would prefer 28 kids in a class with an experienced teacher then a last minute teacher (2.5 weeks away!!). What amazing teacher is suddenly going to appear to save the day? Be careful what you wish for. Last year we had a brand spanking new last minute teacher (who was early pregnant) and it was a disaster. I say go for 28 or go private one more year.

Same. They already have underqualified teachers aides filling teaching positions. Keep your 28.

No they don't. She may be new to teaching (although her bio says she's taught older kids before), but she's in no way unqualified. As assistant teacher in K, she was better than some full teachers.

+100 - She is the best and is going to do a great job.

[Anonymous]

Any update on the 6th teacher?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would prefer 28 kids in a class with an experienced teacher then a last minute teacher (2.5 weeks away!!). What amazing teacher is suddenly going to appear to save the day? Be careful what you wish for. Last year we had a brand spanking new last minute teacher (who was early pregnant) and it was a disaster. I say go for 28 or go private one more year.

Same. They already have underqualified teachers aides filling teaching positions. Keep your 28.

No they don't. She may be new to teaching (although her bio says she's taught older kids before), but she's in no way unqualified. As assistant teacher in K, she was better than some full teachers.

What is her degree in? We heard she has never run a classroom before and only was an aide the previous year, we are slightly concerned since 2nd grade is right before a testing year. We are thinking of asking if she is highly qualified and have her background sent to us. The bio on the website was not very professional. I did not understand her nickname for our kids.

None of the bios were professional; one spelled the name of the school wrong. They certainly should have been proofread.

I don't know what her (or any other teacher we've had) degree is in. Nor do I have any reason to think that a degree in education is better than any other liberal arts field. But I do encourage you to ask -- Dr. B should be more forthcoming about everything.

Well it isn't, really. Education is not among the liberal arts, it's typically its own school. Theory and pedagogy aren't subject-matter expertise. That's why some of the better universities don't have education schools. Teachers get a bachelor's degree in liberal arts and a master's degree in teaching.