Teachers-Strike

--Kaiser-- · 26-03-2001 09:01AM

I read in a newspaper that students in dublin were arrested for protesting.
What is this china?
Tiannamen square anyone?

the fnj · 26-03-2001 10:38AM

Comparing being arrested to the masacre that took place in Tiannamen square is actually a disrespect to the students who got killed there. The student protests went right past were I work. Some of the students involved were acting like muppets and deserved to be arrested. The cops were good enough to escort the march they should'nt get crap from idiots.

Lump · 26-03-2001 10:46PM

I agree, people started acting like muppets, although in kilkenny the guards were fairly alright, two windows got broken, and eggs etc were thrown, the guards blocked off the main street and didnt arrest anyone.

John

P.S. It's going to be about 200 times worse this friday apparently so, lock up your kids.

yossarin · 27-03-2001 11:56AM

the kids protesting in (dublin) town are by and large muppets - allthough it may just be a hardcore group of 'agitators' Lots of loud shouting/etc. I suppose that for any schoolchild except JS and LC this whole thing must be lots of fun.

Lump · 27-03-2001 07:48PM

Well, we're back to school tomorrow so, no need to worry about teachers striking.

/me wonders how many will "walk out" (doss)

John

Derek Bell · 30-03-2001 08:47PM

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Lump:
Well, The only problem I have with them getting the pay rise is that it isn't preformance related, I.E. A crap teacher still gets paid the same as a Deadly teacher.
[This message has been edited by Lump (edited 12-03-2001).]</font>

But how does performance related pay deal with getting one student from regular Ds to As compared with getting ten students from Ds to Cs? (hypothetically speaking)

Stephen · 31-03-2001 01:21PM

How about an exam which the teachers must take periodically?

Shinji · 31-03-2001 03:35PM

That works, in so much as it makes sure they know their subject well. Thing is, the ability to stand in front of a class and TEACH is something that's almost impossible to quantify in an exam...

Shinji · 01-04-2001 12:16AM

I don't think you can measure the performance of teachers on how well their students do in exams. Not all students are created equal, after all. Exam performance markers are used here in England and frankly, they plain don't work.

androphobic · 01-04-2001 11:04PM

I dont see how teachers could be graded or how performance related pay could be introduced because you simply cant judge them on their students results.. there are too many factors to be taken into consideration.
I dont think a test would work either really.. because there are loads of clever teachers who really just cant teach.
I'd agree that something has to be introduced but I've no idea how it could be done.
I guess ya just gotta take the bad ones with the good ones and hope for the best.

the celtic tiger · 03-04-2001 04:06PM

what's the craic?

Celt · 03-04-2001 05:11PM

Teachers pay isnt that bad....

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