tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post443748203932222271..comments2024-03-04T06:49:58.529-05:00Comments on The Nerdy Teacher: I Am Not The Enemy #edchatThe Nerdy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967718792957188554noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-67487020810503478812013-05-12T17:16:07.195-04:002013-05-12T17:16:07.195-04:00This is such a great post. The pressure on teache...This is such a great post. The pressure on teachers is so much right now, and sometimes it feels as though we have no allies, or very few. I saw a commercial recently that put teachers in such a bad light. The pressure is coming from all sides, that it is hard to tell who is on your side. Parents are supposed to be, yet we get told we are too hard on the student. Administrators should be tooAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215883958863593508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-8079780079242111492013-04-24T22:44:12.347-04:002013-04-24T22:44:12.347-04:00Love it.Love it.allcedarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293956757253264691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-78786179875276196962013-04-19T20:31:15.053-04:002013-04-19T20:31:15.053-04:00Thank you! It's good to hear that there are s...Thank you! It's good to hear that there are still like minded teachers.iKrsQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058753785437808546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-4150368067562048752013-04-19T17:41:43.625-04:002013-04-19T17:41:43.625-04:00I'd like to point something out. The attack co...I'd like to point something out. The attack comes from both sides. Yes, the corporate education reformers are tearing down teachers and calling them the enemy. That's not a new thing. They've been manufacturing the crisis for three decades now. <br /><br />However, I've seen streams in the progressive and alternative education movements (including the student voice movement) that Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-38197513116671941392013-04-19T13:09:32.641-04:002013-04-19T13:09:32.641-04:00This is right on target. Thank you. I have taugh...This is right on target. Thank you. I have taught for a year now and have already found that the most stimulating and rewarding educational environment is one in which students can trust their teachers and have a voice in (and outside) the classroom that is on par with our own. The NYC public school system is replete with amazing teachers that understand what you are saying, and I have had theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-53412211652030104322013-04-18T05:47:01.398-04:002013-04-18T05:47:01.398-04:00Interesting and it is so true. We teachers can'...Interesting and it is so true. We teachers can't kill the passion we have for the pupils. Jalelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114983300010189969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-30592249397037926882013-04-17T17:15:34.405-04:002013-04-17T17:15:34.405-04:00As a parent and school trustee, I hear you. I wis...As a parent and school trustee, I hear you. I wish the same message for me as parents, for administrators, for stakeholder groups including PACs and unions, and for trustees. We are all in this together. There should be no enemies and no villifying - only collaboration, support and putting learners first. If we villify, what do we have left? Likely, we would have people uninspired to do what Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173811248688208755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-61948754291176211142013-04-17T14:39:18.331-04:002013-04-17T14:39:18.331-04:00GREAT post. I am going to use this idea with my c...GREAT post. I am going to use this idea with my coaching parents. Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925127819406613279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-18151703637218025772013-04-17T07:56:52.387-04:002013-04-17T07:56:52.387-04:00Thank you for blogging this. I am always positive...Thank you for blogging this. I am always positive day in and day out even when some students are not "with" me. I love teaching and couldn't imagine doing anything else. We do so much in a day and the rewards are many. We do our work within the confines of our classroom and often people don't see our love for our craft. I am a teacher too!Weltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017692893328506618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-92101651970054837282013-04-16T21:58:15.626-04:002013-04-16T21:58:15.626-04:00As a first year teacher, this is so encouraging. I...As a first year teacher, this is so encouraging. I fell in love with being the teacher of my students. elyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421153524135090826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-21155841002404905952013-04-16T21:37:21.308-04:002013-04-16T21:37:21.308-04:00Thanks for sharing this. I'm wondering what t...Thanks for sharing this. I'm wondering what the impetus could have been. In my world, it could have come from other teachers, students, parents, district personnel, the media...so many could have made you feel the need to defend yourself and our profession. While I agree with you on all counts, we are the enemy. Not necessarily as sad teacher put it, but we are the enemy to ignorance. We Amy Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494348083332902858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-17089316588533552562013-04-16T21:23:54.728-04:002013-04-16T21:23:54.728-04:00The problem is, Nick, you (and I) are the enemy.
...The problem is, Nick, you (and I) are the enemy.<br /><br />We are the enemy of those who are hell bent on making a profit from our profession.<br /><br />We are the enemy of those who are irrationally attached to irrational dogma presented by the Tea Party and funded by those who are, again, hell bent on making a profit from our profession.<br /><br />We are a profitable enemy for those who sad teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811133558591804558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-47171909591092165242013-04-16T20:48:07.569-04:002013-04-16T20:48:07.569-04:00As a parent (and fellow English teacher) I have be...As a parent (and fellow English teacher) I have become very concerned about the level of distrust in our schools among some in our community. I spoke about it at last night's board meeting, and I have been writing about it all day today. Much of what was said last night and has been written publicly today is offensive and unproductive. There were many people sitting around me at the board Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-6817575980318900512013-04-16T20:23:50.952-04:002013-04-16T20:23:50.952-04:00Nice job. I, too, am a teacher, who after 30 years...Nice job. I, too, am a teacher, who after 30 years, still looks forward to seeing that light in their eyes when they GET IT! I am a that person, who, every day thanks students for stopping by. I am that person, who still looks for new ideas to share with the students and gets disappointed when they choose to interact with their text machine instead of attending to what I'm saying. I am docbeebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07150260960673131359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-82828808226349279492013-04-16T16:50:47.668-04:002013-04-16T16:50:47.668-04:00Awesome - love this! Although if anyone does see y...Awesome - love this! Although if anyone does see you as their enemy, they'd better know who they're messing with :)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673375903640686889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-59273251675265041872013-04-16T16:35:35.949-04:002013-04-16T16:35:35.949-04:00Found someone I can relate to!!!! :) Great post!Found someone I can relate to!!!! :) Great post!Mrs. Behmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654217670055890047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-16580402452223105292013-04-16T16:29:01.935-04:002013-04-16T16:29:01.935-04:00I've seen way too much teacher bashing over th...I've seen way too much teacher bashing over the last few weeks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476003071479341936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-71816772208044059752013-04-16T16:21:51.892-04:002013-04-16T16:21:51.892-04:00The heart of a servant is the best quality a teach...The heart of a servant is the best quality a teacher can have. This is a great reflection. Thanks for your thoughts and dedication!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449792657937738493noreply@blogger.com