tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post5653775357698889803..comments2023-11-10T09:23:27.270-06:00Comments on Fourth Generation Teacher: A Teacher Hero -- Nikki JonesFourth Generation Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-66828278916698261482014-11-19T12:27:05.988-06:002014-11-19T12:27:05.988-06:00Aysha Prather I don't know much about Superint...Aysha Prather I don't know much about Superintendent Ballard. Was his response what you would expect? I was really dismayed by the tone of it. I found it patronizing. And i agree with Nikki, it does seem like many teachers have been beaten into submitting to a broken system. It's disappointing that more aren't speaking up. And, yes, it's easy for me to say that--i'm a parent, not a teacher who risks her job--but if the teachers are conveying acquiescence by their silence, we're not going to be able to fix what's broken.Ayshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698789973866614493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-29228738694881615382014-11-19T12:05:08.072-06:002014-11-19T12:05:08.072-06:00That made me sad, too...obviously Nikki and her co...That made me sad, too...obviously Nikki and her colleague are highly skilled, accomplished teachers with research on their side.Fourth Generation Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-91899403409347585142014-11-19T11:43:49.040-06:002014-11-19T11:43:49.040-06:00His letter to the district's teachers was obno...His letter to the district's teachers was obnoxious. Acting like they were too new to understand and use the "data" collected really got my hackles up. Like great teachers need an inappropriate standardized test to tell them their students' strengths and weaknesses. Snort! They already know without wasting a million days of instruction on the dumb tests!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00502472592581495637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-6462453635248868972014-11-19T11:22:35.497-06:002014-11-19T11:22:35.497-06:00Thanks for the clarification. We can see Gates'...Thanks for the clarification. We can see Gates' fingerprints on the concept of student surveys. It's part of his MET teacher evaluation process.Fourth Generation Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-51568265383062510472014-11-19T11:21:38.780-06:002014-11-19T11:21:38.780-06:00LOVE your literary allusion. Thanks for being ther...LOVE your literary allusion. Thanks for being there for kids and teachersFourth Generation Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-30045931341615087852014-11-19T11:19:08.209-06:002014-11-19T11:19:08.209-06:00The majority, if not all, of this is a result of B...The majority, if not all, of this is a result of Ballard's arrogance, refusal to not only listen, but ACT on what his educators tell him (ad nauseam), as well as his apparent obsession with ANYTHING Harvard or Gates related. His lies reach the point of not only the unethical, but the criminal. Nikki, Karen and Patti are driving the bus, however, the seats are still relatively empty. Let's load up and get this convoy on the road!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13572132003572683195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-87857337013640355952014-11-19T11:15:13.497-06:002014-11-19T11:15:13.497-06:00Nikki deserves the thanks, gratitude and complete ...Nikki deserves the thanks, gratitude and complete support of all educators, as well as the parents of the children for whom she is fighting. I am with her 100% and will do whatever I can to help in this struggle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13572132003572683195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-35563848829634599902014-11-19T11:13:37.850-06:002014-11-19T11:13:37.850-06:00We are here! We are here! We are here! Dr. Sues...We are here! We are here! We are here! Dr. Suess almost always says it best. We are here behind you and the other teachers!Funky Food Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12171787519141815861noreply@blogger.com