tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post1684258055966083302..comments2024-03-28T02:38:10.854-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Some ideas on professional development for teachersRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-4446968309761445632016-08-06T08:15:09.988-07:002016-08-06T08:15:09.988-07:00I'm a veteran teacher of 20 years in the Jopli...I'm a veteran teacher of 20 years in the Joplin School system and I'm hardly old and tired at 44. Do you have an overall hate for educators?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-76515967236560851312016-08-02T21:38:14.473-07:002016-08-02T21:38:14.473-07:00And those aren't those to which Turner was ref...And those aren't those to which Turner was referring to, I assure you. Comprehension of the English...acquire some. It will serve you well in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-10225368937582961532016-08-02T07:39:43.055-07:002016-08-02T07:39:43.055-07:00@7:32 I am in my 30s, but I am considered a vetera...@7:32 I am in my 30s, but I am considered a veteran teacher. The oldest veteran teacher in my building is in their early 50s. Veteran does not mean old, nor does it refer to livestock. The term refers to experience, which, when it comes to teaching, you obviously have none of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-53279175640851342822016-08-01T19:32:50.570-07:002016-08-01T19:32:50.570-07:00Many of these "veteran teachers" are tir...Many of these "veteran teachers" are tired, old people that need to put out to pasture to allow better teachers in. Many veterans are awesome but definitely all. Most need to retire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-72143103837936149502016-08-01T12:07:59.662-07:002016-08-01T12:07:59.662-07:00To Anonymous 8:01- Nowhere did I say anything abou...To Anonymous 8:01- Nowhere did I say anything about pulling teachers out of their classes to help other teachers who are being pulled out of their classes. On the contrary, I have written several times against taking any teachers out of class for professional development. Professional development should take place on days of half-days that are set aside for that purpose, in the summer, or after Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-56575624202161565092016-07-31T20:27:43.239-07:002016-07-31T20:27:43.239-07:00Randy wrote "The best professional developmen...Randy wrote "The best professional development is not what R-8 administrators have kept foisting upon a weary faculty- consulting firms that push the idea of cookie-cutter teachers, all using the same methods and teaching the same subjects in the same way."<br /><br />This is a valid point. Some of the choices in the past have certainly fit this description. However, Cognitive Coaching Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-55614803221675020032016-07-31T20:01:42.006-07:002016-07-31T20:01:42.006-07:00So, take the veteran teachers out of the classroom...So, take the veteran teachers out of the classroom to teach the other teachers (who are taken out of the classroom) . Good thinkin. You should lead the PD initiatives for the district.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com