Comments on: Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers? http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/ Teaching, Learning and Technology Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:26:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kate Olson http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Kate Olson Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:05:41 +0000 http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/#comment-173 Pat - Great post and I like your opinion on portraying a positive view of teaching to our students - if we aren't positive, why would they want to follow in our footsteps? I also posted about this here: <a href="http://googtweetblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/17/i-should-teach-in-finland-or-singapore/" rel="nofollow">I Should Teach in Finland or Singapore</a> and followed up on it with some great input from a teacher who travels to Singapore here: <a href="http://googtweetblog.edublogs.org/2008/02/24/singapore-revisited/" rel="nofollow">Singapore Revisted</a> Your newest post on this topic at <a href="http://pwoessner.com/2008/03/02/97/" rel="nofollow">Good Teaching + Low Tech = High Achievement</a> is excellent and I plan to link to it in an update in my earlier mentioned post. Thanks again for providing such great resources! Pat -

Great post and I like your opinion on portraying a positive view of teaching to our students – if we aren’t positive, why would they want to follow in our footsteps? I also posted about this here: I Should Teach in Finland or Singapore and followed up on it with some great input from a teacher who travels to Singapore here: Singapore Revisted

Your newest post on this topic at Good Teaching + Low Tech = High Achievement is excellent and I plan to link to it in an update in my earlier mentioned post. Thanks again for providing such great resources!

]]> By: pwoessner http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-122 pwoessner Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:55:44 +0000 http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/#comment-122 Thanks for the comments. Seems teachers feel the same stresses all over and shortages aren't unique to the US. I'm not sure how big an impact we can make on a daily basis (i.e. it is going to take systemic change to reverse the trend), but maybe this will get teachers to think about the image they project about their profession to their students. Thanks for the comments. Seems teachers feel the same stresses all over and shortages aren’t unique to the US. I’m not sure how big an impact we can make on a daily basis (i.e. it is going to take systemic change to reverse the trend), but maybe this will get teachers to think about the image they project about their profession to their students.

]]> By: murcha http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-121 murcha Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:42:33 +0000 http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/#comment-121 We teachers, in Victoria,Australia, also feel that we are often overworked, being expected to fill in ever increasing paperwork all the time, expected to fill more extra curricula roles and on the lowest paid scale compared to teachers in other states. Two strike day actions have been called within 3 months and more is expected. The increasing workload does not give a happy scenario to students. Brighter students will follow better paid career paths and yes, there will be a huge shortage in various subject areas in the next decade of teaching staff. We teachers, in Victoria,Australia, also feel that we are often overworked, being expected to fill in ever increasing paperwork all the time, expected to fill more extra curricula roles and on the lowest paid scale compared to teachers in other states. Two strike day actions have been called within 3 months and more is expected. The increasing workload does not give a happy scenario to students. Brighter students will follow better paid career paths and yes, there will be a huge shortage in various subject areas in the next decade of teaching staff.

]]> By: nzchrissy http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-120 nzchrissy Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:28:42 +0000 http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/#comment-120 I think that at the moment New Zealand is having trouble keeping teachers in the profession. There is a strong union fighting for professional recognition for teachers, whether they be High School or Primary/Intermediate teachers. Professional recognition being pay renumeration by a variety of means such as general pay increases, paid sabitical leave, units to recognise extra-curricula responsibilities etc. Our Government is often "recruiting" teachers towards the fields of Science and Maths so I guess we are the same as US in that sense. I think that at the moment New Zealand is having trouble keeping teachers in the profession. There is a strong union fighting for professional recognition for teachers, whether they be High School or Primary/Intermediate teachers. Professional recognition being pay renumeration by a variety of means such as general pay increases, paid sabitical leave, units to recognise extra-curricula responsibilities etc. Our Government is often “recruiting” teachers towards the fields of Science and Maths so I guess we are the same as US in that sense.

]]> By: Jennifer http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Jennifer Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:37:55 +0000 http://pwoessner.com/2008/02/18/todays-students-tomorrows-teachers/#comment-119 Pat--I loved your comments on these two recent articles. You are definitely on to a key factor--encouraging children that teaching is a great profession. Do we demonstrate that in our interactions with our students? I decided to become a teacher because of my high school physics teacher--he seemed so excited about his subject and he always had fun with us while also helping us learn about physics. Pat–I loved your comments on these two recent articles. You are definitely on to a key factor–encouraging children that teaching is a great profession. Do we demonstrate that in our interactions with our students? I decided to become a teacher because of my high school physics teacher–he seemed so excited about his subject and he always had fun with us while also helping us learn about physics.

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