Beauvoir teachers??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher suck everywhere. I taught at a major school and there were teachers there I would not let watch my pet rock, let alone teach children. $$$$ tuition gets you cut grass, but not great teachers!!!!

PP, private/independent or public? I'm assuming it's the first.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Private school teachers - and correct me if I'm wrong - do not need to be certified in education, only in a subject area. So w/o the pedagogy, I fail to see how effective they can be in the classroom.

On the flip side -- many public school teachers have plenty of education classes but not much in subject areas like math (for example). We've experienced many public school teachers who couldn't teach their way out of a paper bag in math -- and this is in elementary school where the math is EASY. IMO, kids are much better off with a teacher who is qualified in the subject area and gets support from the administration in terms of teaching techniques.

So it's the administration's job to teach a teacher how to instruct? Hire them and then train them?

Yes, actually I believe it is the administration's job to teach a teacher in a certain sense -- the administration chooses curriculum and assessment tools, fosters individual teacher development, team teacher planning, help develop classroom management skills, etc. This is the kind of mentoring and leadership I expect from an administration.

Why? Do you think it's the administration's job to teach a math teacher math?

What La La Land do you live in? Do you even know how schools work?

Before a teacher is hired, I EXPECT him/her to
- have a certification OR a degree in a specific subject area (for secondary educators), or
- an elementary, ESOL or special ed certification, and
- pedagogy to assist him/her in implementing well planned lessons, in managing the classroom, and in dealing with stakeholders.

Furthermore, with NCLB, teachers are expected to pursue advanced degrees to obtain an advanced professional certificate. I would expect that even teachers at Beauvoir would consider this important.

Based upon your response, however, I see that Beauvoir does not expect teachers to even have the basics in order to manage a classroom. Why would you pay exorbitant tuition only to have teachers enter a classroom unprepared? Or perhaps that is the REASON that tuition is so high?

Most of the teachers at Beauvoir have degrees in education (some are in Psych) many have mutilple degrees or are working on the second one. So they have their degree, and the school has a set curriculum "Responsive Classroom" to coordinate with the teachers chosen pedagogy of class management. You are making sound like you believe that the Beauvoir teaching staff is just sitting aorund doing nothing. Do YOU how much time most teachers (not just at B but everywhere) put into creating their lesson plans? Of course you don't you assume to know all and believe teachers are beneath you. And yes I am a teacher, not at Beauvoir but I have friends their which is why I took offense to your statements.

[Anonymous]

VERY VERY private and snooty. The school, that is.

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...but I have friends their which is why...

You are a TEACHER and you wrote this??? OMG

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...but I have friends their which is why...

You are a TEACHER and you wrote this??? OMG

like so many of you like to point out we are not prefect. I made a mistake typing fast in my second language thank you for the observation. I think I am done with this website . . . I think that the information shared here is valuable for many of you . . . I thought that by coming on here I could gain some insights about the concerns parents at my school have but sometimes the comments made are very angry. I am not sure if many of the comments made, would be, if a face or name was attached to them. Good luck to everyone who will continue using DCUM I hope you are finding the information you are seeking.

[Anonymous]

I am a current Beauvoir parent with 2 children at the school. This is our 3rd year as part of the school community. I would say 90% of teachers we've interacted with are excellent, the remainder are good. We have not come across anyone we wouldn't be happy having again as a teacher. What I've loved about the school is the nurturing community and the way the curriculum is geared to foster a long-term love of learning (which is different from a long-term-ability-to-do-well-on-standardized-tests, though the two aren't mutually exclusive, of course).

I would encourage all parents who are contemplating their children's school plans to think about what your hopes and dreams are for your child in terms of learning and education. If you have an expectation that your tuition payment should result in a specific "product" -- like your child achieving a certain reading score, or math ability, or access to faculty with multiple advanced degrees -- then Beauvoir might not be the best fit.

Most every school in the region can boast a well-planned curriculum and fairly good teachers. Most everyone will learn to read and do math. What set Beauvoir apart for our family was its emphasis on what they call the Life Rules (BE: Kind, Honest, Responsible, Respectful) and how they incorporate those teachings into the curriculum that fosters a love of learning.

And on the young teacher front--it's true that the young folks are well-represented among the faculty, but generally as the 2nd or 3rd teacher in the room (and remember, each class has at least 2 teachers all the time).

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Anonymous wrote:Private school teachers - and correct me if I'm wrong - do not need to be certified in education, only in a subject area. So w/o the pedagogy, I fail to see how effective they can be in the classroom.

On the flip side -- many public school teachers have plenty of education classes but not much in subject areas like math (for example). We've experienced many public school teachers who couldn't teach their way out of a paper bag in math -- and this is in elementary school where the math is EASY. IMO, kids are much better off with a teacher who is qualified in the subject area and gets support from the administration in terms of teaching techniques.

So it's the administration's job to teach a teacher how to instruct? Hire them and then train them?

Yes, actually I believe it is the administration's job to teach a teacher in a certain sense -- the administration chooses curriculum and assessment tools, fosters individual teacher development, team teacher planning, help develop classroom management skills, etc. This is the kind of mentoring and leadership I expect from an administration.

Why? Do you think it's the administration's job to teach a math teacher math?

What La La Land do you live in? Do you even know how schools work?

Before a teacher is hired, I EXPECT him/her to
- have a certification OR a degree in a specific subject area (for secondary educators), or
- an elementary, ESOL or special ed certification, and
- pedagogy to assist him/her in implementing well planned lessons, in managing the classroom, and in dealing with stakeholders.

Furthermore, with NCLB, teachers are expected to pursue advanced degrees to obtain an advanced professional certificate. I would expect that even teachers at Beauvoir would consider this important.

Based upon your response, however, I see that Beauvoir does not expect teachers to even have the basics in order to manage a classroom. Why would you pay exorbitant tuition only to have teachers enter a classroom unprepared? Or perhaps that is the REASON that tuition is so high?

Most of the teachers at Beauvoir have degrees in education (some are in Psych) many have mutilple degrees or are working on the second one. So they have their degree, and the school has a set curriculum "Responsive Classroom" to coordinate with the teachers chosen pedagogy of class management. You are making sound like you believe that the Beauvoir teaching staff is just sitting aorund doing nothing. Do YOU how much time most teachers (not just at B but everywhere) put into creating their lesson plans? Of course you don't you assume to know all and believe teachers are beneath you. And yes I am a teacher, not at Beauvoir but I have friends their which is why I took offense to your statements.

I have a degree in English education and am fully certified in school administration from Hopkins. (Dare I add that I also have a degree in journalism with an emphasis in public relations?) So no, PP, I do not believe that teachers are beneath me because I am indeed one.

[Anonymous]

Not a single person on thie thread has posted first hand experience of Beauvoir teachers being "not-so-good".

[Anonymous]

The assistant Beauvoir teachers are an impressive bunch. Yes, most are young and for most, this is their first teaching job. But they make up for their lack of experience with their energy, dedication, and smarts. Most could be doing so many other things, making double, or triple, or more putting their diplomas from excellent schools to better monetary use, but they don´t, as far as I can tell because they love teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a single person on thie thread has posted first hand experience of Beauvoir teachers being "not-so-good".

You seem to be one of the only sane people here. However, you made a typo -- I guess that means we should ignore you anyway!