HERE'S THE BREAK DOWN FOR GETBIGGER MENTALITY:
1. This letter is pretty spot on.
2. Its absolutely brilliant to have a residency. New teachers get a few weeks to student teach. That is not enough time to figure out if that is what you want to do or even get ready to be in a classroom.
3. Teachers are leaving poor sections in NEW YORK CITY (NOTICE I DID NOT SAY NEW YORK) because in NYC poor districts DO NOT GET THE SAME RESOURCES AS OTHER DISTRICTS!!!!! Understand? So that means a teacher that is in a poor district doesn't have, example: a white board, certain books, etc. etc. It's SHAMEFUL but you don't see Mario Cuomo saying a PEEP about that. Where are the black leaders?
4. Teachers are also leaving poor districts because of lack of parenting and values about education.
5. Hiring teachers of colour, Um...can't prove that one. I've seen disrespect from blacks to white and black administrators. It really doesn't matter. What does matter is if those kids have grown up with those teachers surrounding them IN THEIR NEIGOBORHOODS. This is why its important to hire people that live in that community.
Did you learn something?
STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!