After Reading http://educationfrontblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/02/100-billion-in-education-spend.html from the Dallas Morning News, I couldn't agree more. As you can tell I love talking about education, seeing how I am an inspiring teacher. It's no secret that many districts in Texas are suffering from major debts and cut backs, it's amazing though that it's also happening outside "The Great State" of Texas. Just recently I saw that a district in Detroit was going to start closing many campuses due to the fact that the school's performance scores were extremely low.
The editor makes a great point about how $100 billion was giving towards many projects including a heavy chuck towards education. I agree how some of the projects that received money were a bad decision, like the program that eliminated the weaker teachers whose effectiveness on students was lower than the stronger teachers. I think there could have been other ways on how to distinguish if teachers were not doing their required job, for example- look and compare the students test grades on the TAKS test. It's like my coach in High School football once told me about competition, "there is always going to be someone faster, and stronger than you, so always make sure you're working hard in case you ever meet that son of a bitch"-RIP coach.
Also mentioned is how some of the money went to repair weaker districts. I covered this topic in my previous post, about how many schools have half of the school doing what they are suppose to do; you know go to school, pass your classes and graduate. Then you have your other half who really don't give a crap about school or anything related. In my opinion if the kid does not want an education, it's time to get out and get a job. There are plenty of others, who want a successful life, and they should have the opportunity to transfer to somewhere else, there is no need to breathe live back into a dead district. And buying items like ipads for teachers in useless, use it for better supplies for students!!!
I really hope this budget cut and laying off teachers gets resolved soon. Not only will the students suffer but also future teachers like myself might find ourselves teaching somewhere in a rainforest, or the Bahamas- I’m willing to relocate for that!!!
_Ben
Friday, February 25, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Hopefull Education & Future in Texas
I can't help but feel extreamly annoyed with how Education in Austin Texas is being handled. I for one, thought that education was important, I mean, a good education = a great job! Right? After watching the news and seeing that there is a major debt issue with AISD, and that many schools could potentially close, and many positions were about to cut- I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs. For one, I think it hits close to home for me seeiing how I am in school to in fact be a teacher. I'll admit my passion was never to become a teacher, but become an athletic coach. Due to a certain bill that was passed some years ago, it is now a credential that any coach must teach a class of some sort. I am all for teaching, but I can't help but question what the future holds for me and other inspiring teachers, and not to mention the children.
I know that the Robin Hood Bill is for a good cause- taking money from richer districts and distributing it to lower income districts. But like everything in the world it has it's flaws. Growing up in highschool I had many friends who lived in poor neighborhoods, many of them came to school and did well, while others came and screwed off- as if they were only there because their parents made them. Take Johnston High School for example in Austin, after so many low Taks Test scores, AISD decided to close the campus becuase of low ratings. I think it's hard to deal with these situations because you have your half of the school who is there to screw off and waste time, then you have your other half who actually cares about their education and want to do right, so why must everyone suffer the consequences??
I wanted to share this link http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/back-and-forth-goes-on-over-stuck-texas-1248838.html in which shows how the topic is getting tossed around from the capitol to congress then back to the capitol. All I can picture is Rick Perry running around like a chicken with his head cut off.
What ever the outcome may be, I hope it is in the best intentions of #1 the school children and #2 the hard working teachers throughout Texas. _ Ben
I know that the Robin Hood Bill is for a good cause- taking money from richer districts and distributing it to lower income districts. But like everything in the world it has it's flaws. Growing up in highschool I had many friends who lived in poor neighborhoods, many of them came to school and did well, while others came and screwed off- as if they were only there because their parents made them. Take Johnston High School for example in Austin, after so many low Taks Test scores, AISD decided to close the campus becuase of low ratings. I think it's hard to deal with these situations because you have your half of the school who is there to screw off and waste time, then you have your other half who actually cares about their education and want to do right, so why must everyone suffer the consequences??
I wanted to share this link http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/back-and-forth-goes-on-over-stuck-texas-1248838.html in which shows how the topic is getting tossed around from the capitol to congress then back to the capitol. All I can picture is Rick Perry running around like a chicken with his head cut off.
What ever the outcome may be, I hope it is in the best intentions of #1 the school children and #2 the hard working teachers throughout Texas. _ Ben
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