tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post4748471605709923573..comments2021-02-13T04:51:17.282-05:00Comments on Nth Wave Feminism: The Feminization of Teaching, Part 2: Schoolmarms and the 21st CenturyKyriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488063301300315710noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-63640415877913673822011-03-11T14:15:17.633-05:002011-03-11T14:15:17.633-05:00Sure! I'll see what I can do. I don't know...Sure! I'll see what I can do. I don't know that it's even reverse sexism - I think it's part of the same sexist assumptions that mean women SHOULD be teachers. It's a case of "the patriarchy is bad for everyone," in my mind. But I'll see if I can flesh those ideas out a bit in the next few weeks. :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275971301824881125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-3088108503827959662011-03-10T20:40:33.800-05:002011-03-10T20:40:33.800-05:00Jess- I would like to see an article on what some ...Jess- I would like to see an article on what some might call reverse sexism regarding teachers: men who want to teach elementary children are considered suspect and potentail sexual predators. It is one way that a society keeps men in check as well by arguing that they are a) somehow sexually perverted if they want to be around children or b) unmanly or less masculine for taking this job. <br /><br />I think this would be an interesting tangent.Elizabeth Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839396246682146742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-26826538660837092192011-03-10T13:02:29.718-05:002011-03-10T13:02:29.718-05:00And the Florida Senate just voted to end tenure fo...And the Florida Senate just voted to end tenure for new teachers (anyone hired after July 1, 2011, which would include switching districts or being fired and rehired as part of reorganization) and establish 'merit pay'. AwesomeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-62727331048571094232011-03-09T09:04:49.279-05:002011-03-09T09:04:49.279-05:00We have moved away from NCLB and transitioned more...We have moved away from NCLB and transitioned more towards Race to the Top, which has the same requirements but with a heavier emphasis on restructuring of the school, and money provided for that. My school, for example, because of its school grade, had its administration replaced (since firing all of the teachers or becoming a charter school was not an option in this small town). The federal government has provided money for this restructuring, and Florida has been award the money for Race to the Top. As a result, we as a state will be moving more toward so called merit pay, increased 'professional development' with state supervision, a standardized lesson plan format (focus lesson, direct instruction, guided practice, independent practice; mandatory small groups at least 3 times a weekin ALL courses; reading and reading strategies infused in curriculum at least twice a week in ALL courses). These are all required for Race to the Top funding. At the same time, the only subject still using the FCAT after this year, at least at the high school level (though not at the elementary level), will be language arts. All other tested subjects will have end of course exams (including social studies, finally). <br /><br />I have mentioned before to you the frustrations my school has experienced. As an F school last year, we had massive state oversight; they were here twice a month, basically. Because our reading scores were so low, the state told our language arts department that they would no longer teach literature and grammar; they would be required to focus on FCAT centered language arts skills. When a wonderful teacher said she would not, and would continue to do the curriculum she was supposed to, she was told that despite her 12 years, she would be fired immediately if she remained insubordinate. And there was nothing she could do but what she was told, alas. The same thing happened in our science department. Our Teacher of the Year was almost fired because he insisted that he had to teach his course, Biology, and NOT FCAT science prep for three months. He was advised that he could be replaced. Professionals? We wish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com