tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617812097234422892.post1335203514253485606..comments2023-10-19T04:56:26.694-07:00Comments on Seeking Shared Learning: For TFA or not . . .Seeking Shared Learninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12404052732832594074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617812097234422892.post-35388644524919136082012-03-23T12:46:51.575-07:002012-03-23T12:46:51.575-07:00Seems like 'reformers' want to try new thi...Seems like 'reformers' want to try new things instead of funding what we already have. I understand if a school district is trying to fill a need where no credentialed professional is available, for example, a chemistry teacher, but filling a spot with someone just for the sake of trying something new is silly. TFA should stand for <b>T</b>rying <b>F</b>oolishness <b>A</b>gain. :-)Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535016925117200535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617812097234422892.post-46584478178184071622012-03-22T21:05:49.013-07:002012-03-22T21:05:49.013-07:00My concerns with TFA is that I feel it devalues th...My concerns with TFA is that I feel it devalues the hard work and schooling that the professionals in our system have work towards. We are not in a teacher shortage and therefore I feel that we should be hiring the professionals that are in our wings waiting to be a part of teaching in our schools. Being incredibly smart, which is what many of the TFA teachers are, does not mean that you automatically have the skill and talent it takes to be a teacher. If a school district were in a shortage of teachers I could see this as an option but the fact is that I have put 5 years of schooling just in education related classes in both my graduate and undergraduate work. This job is a profession and I feel that TFA makes it sound as if anyone can do this work, as long as you are smart and do your five weeks of crash course educational classes.Scott Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287798576706351083noreply@blogger.com