(Sorry, this was gong to be a part of the "4 more years of Jeb" thread, but I think I've posted way too much on that one & thought at least this msg could start its own thread..)
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Originally posted by AlphaSigLana
Small classes sound like a good idea, but people really should have read the amendment thoroughly before voting for it. Now schools are going to have to find teachers and ways to pay them. It is hard to find teachers, especially good ones.
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There are PLENTY of good teachers being graduated each year by not only the Florida schools, but also Ivy League schools. And yes, many of them want to teach in Florida but are turned down because
1) they are not a "minority"
2) they will be put in a terrible school
3) they will be put in a portable or not even assigned a classroom.
What needs to happen for Florida's education to improve:
1) build more schools; end the building sprawl
2) fire the incompetent teachers once & for all
3) teachers who have been in the classroom for 10 years should have to take the high school FCAT. They are given 3 tries. if they don't pass - see ya! (just like the high school students). And yes, the state should pay for any "prep" classes they might need...i guarantee you, many will not pass.
Fraternally,
Annie (again)
B.S. in Journalism, Univ. of Florida
M.S. in Education, Univ. of Miami
High School teacher in the Miami-Dade Public School System, 1992-2001.
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