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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tenure teachers may be difficult but new teachers are fair game with no security.  At my school an AP was even making life hell for a National Board Cert Teacher.  She survived the PAR process but had to defend and document every single day during the attacks when they were trying to snuff her out.  She was a good teacher and teachers have to fight  when bullies run the show.  Wish admin had the same standards they might respect teachers more.  [/quote]

Let me start by saying that I am not an admin, but the NBCTs that I’ve worked with have not always been great teachers. About 1/4 were rockstars no matter what you threw at them. About 50% had a definite niche —they did well with a particular course or grade level OR, sadder still, were quite good with a particular type of student, but less successful with children who were exceptional in any way. And the last 1/4 were mediocre to down right awful. I couldn’t figure out how they got through the process. Or maybe they burned out during the process and were phoning it in.

Until this year, I’ve always felt too harried to undertake it. One of the niche teachers said I should give it a try when I get a job in a school that was less of a pressure cooker. I switched schools this year and now I feel like I might have the time in 2019-20. But I don’t think earning it would prove anything about how I teach in subsequent years. [/quote]

My first and only thought when I see “NBCT” next to someone’s name is that they have enough free time to do it, not that they had amazing teaching skills that are above most others.  I’m always thinking about doing it, but I haven’t yet hit a point where the time invested would be worth the paltry payoff.  Maybe when my kids are in college or something.[/quote]

I have had some excellent teachers at my school who are NBCT, and I've had a few who make me wonder why I don't see such impressive skills in the classroom.  It's a lot of work and reflecting but I'd take many of my non-NBCT staff over a handful of these folks.[/quote]

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