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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]I am really concerned about the regional model because it seems so rushed.  What makes them think they can hire qualified teachers for all these specialties?  They already cannot hire qualified computer science or language teachers.  And when they tried to expand the IB program it was an utter failure because it turns out you can’t snap your fingers and have qualified IB teachers.  They r got a “if you build it, they will come” attitude that just seems to me to be magical thinking.  The races of the kids involved have no bearing on my concern - I just think this whole thing seems like something dreamed up for an ed PhD thesis without any concept of how it will work in practice or whether it will improve outcomes.  [/b]

After 15 years in McPS, my conclusion is that what the system needs is (in this order): 1) smaller class sizes especially for classes teaching reading and writing; 2) the best teachers money, and respect (which is sometimes worth more than money) will buy; 3) adequate planning and grading time for teachers — I would trade off instructional time for this!!!!; 4) consistent curriculum that doesn’t chase trends;  5) increased in school security for MS and HS so disruptive kids are in the halls or bathrooms; and 6) physical plant improvements so kids aren’t boiling/freezing/dodging rats.

We are wasting time and money chasing dumb educational trends instead of fixing what’s broken.  
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Bolded is what also got teachers union to question the regional model proposal as well. But BOE blew them off too.[/quote]

Taylor seems to think all schools already have qualified teachers. The model is based on assumptions and I suspect likely to fail if implemented in its current iteration. Of course all this vote did was dismantle the DCC and NEC with a plan to create some sort of to be developed regional model. I'm not really sure why Wolff and Montoya are so convinced that eliminating the consortiums is good for the families they claim to care about. [/quote]

My kid have had five different computer science teachers — 4 of the 5 did not understand what they were supposed to be teaching and basically just let the kids in the class that had taken coding classes outside school teach the rest of the students (or they used YouTube videos).  One of the five did know what he was doing but was a really problematic person who said all sorts of inappropriate things and had pretty clearly been fired from his previous job.  
There just is not a deep bench of people with technical skills willing to have their butts in a seat at 7:45 am; get almost no vacation from September through June; bework in an environment where you are constantly monitored, th ac/heat often doesn’t work, and you are limited in bathroom usage; and you have to deal with teens who are often smelly and often rude all day long.  All for a salary that is likely less than what you get in private industry if you have any kind of technical skills.
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