Pallets for Pedagogues?

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1. rratto says:

   September 28, 2012 at 9:16 pm

   Not so far fetched.. seems the far right likes that idea.. check this out
   http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18563_162-7272636.html

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2. rratto says:

   September 28, 2012 at 9:18 pm

   The list of members who sleep in their offices appears to include, but likely is not limited to:

   Reps. Dan Boren (D-OK), John Carney (D-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Stephen Fincher (R-TN), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Chris Gibson (R-NY), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Luis Guittierez (D-IL), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Joe Heck (R-NV), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), James Lankford (R-OK), Dan Lipinski (D-IL), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Ben Quayle (R-AZ), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Paul Ryan (R-WI), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Steve Stivers (R-OH), John Sullivan (R-OK), Joe Walsh (R-IL), Todd Young (R-IN), and Tim Walberg (R-MI).

   http://www.citizensforethics.org/the-capitol-is-not-a-frat-house

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   • Bill says:

     September 29, 2012 at 11:30 am

     Yeah, and look at the progress of our govenment. Enough said

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3. David Berliner says:

   September 28, 2012 at 9:27 pm

   Whoops. I didn’t mean to use it, just that it captures the craziness of our times.

   Off to the airport. Soon. D

   DCBerliner Sent from my iPad

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4. Lehrer says:

   September 28, 2012 at 9:43 pm

   Sad that you had to point out this was satire! This day will probably come. Charter school teachers burn out after two years of 70-80 hour work weeks. The charter schools could probably squeeze another couple of years out of them with this plan.

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5. geauxteacher says:

   September 28, 2012 at 9:53 pm

   Which is more ludicrous – sleeping at school to save time or value -added teacher evaluations? Too close to call? Unfortunately though teachers will acquiesce to the evaluations but draw a line in the sand at sleepovers! Time for teachers to JUST SAY NO!,,,

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6. Signy emler says:

   September 28, 2012 at 9:58 pm

   This would be a lot funnier if it didn’t ring so true. On Friday night at 9:30 I’ve just climbed into bed with a stack of ninth grader’s essays. I got up at five this morning, and have been working at full speed since, preparing evidence binders, entering pretest scores for APPR, preparing benchmarks for meetings on Monday, cross referencing the Common Core with new rubrics, evaluating the district’s new literacy binder, and, oh yeah, teaching 130 students. Since the first day of school the number of new procedures, tests, and deluge of administrative emails has left me unable to catch my breath or have a conversation with my own children.

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7. Middle school teacher says:

   September 29, 2012 at 10:14 am

   One district in our state has installed digital “time clocks” in all schools. They are not yet up and running, but when they are all teachers and staff will need to punch in and out. Apparently some suit somewhere was convinced the teachers weren’t putting in the hours. Some teachers I know who work there were laughing about this. They almost welcomed this initiative (apart from the insulting premise) because it might show the real hours put in. A few problems would need to be worked out however. The time clocks are located in the school offices which are usually locked after the students leave, and the administrators and secretaries go home. Many teachers work later than that and wouldn’t be able to punch out. There are also some teachers with young children who go home for supper and bedtime stories with the kids then return to their classrooms in the evening for grading, planning, and prep for the next day. Could a teacher punch out then punch back in? Also, how do we account for at-home work? I wish this post was indeed a fictional Students Last satire, but it isn’t. I’ll let you know when cots supplement the time clocks.

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   • Lehrer says:

     September 29, 2012 at 10:23 am

     I know one school district where, years ago, the teachers were frustrated because they were working without a contract. The administration would not budge on some issues. The teachers decided to work only their contracted hours, arriving in the morning and leaving in the afternoon en masse. It wasn’t too long before they got the contract they wanted.

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