tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post4724002641936705503..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: DOE WON'T ALLOW EXCESSED TEACHERS TO FILL VACANCIES AT PHASING OUT SCHOOLSJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-45001471289957144192011-01-30T16:57:30.508-05:002011-01-30T16:57:30.508-05:00Dearest Bookworm,
WELCOME TO THE SUBSTITUTE WORLD!...Dearest Bookworm,<br />WELCOME TO THE SUBSTITUTE WORLD!<br />ISN'T IT LOVELY??<br />WE ARE TREATED IN A SIMILAR MANNER EXCEPT WE GET MUCH LESS PAY TO BE ABUSED.<br />TEACHERS AND SUBS SHOULD BE SCREAMING AND ALSO ORGANIZING AS MANY TEACHERS TO HAVE A MASS DEMOSTRATION ON TWEED MINUS THE UFT. IF THE UFT WANTS TO JOIN THE RALLY, THEY ARE WELCOME BUT PART OF OUR CRITICISM IS THEIR SELF-PROTECTION AND LACK OF ADVOCACY WITH THEIR MASSIVE SALARY INCREASES AND DOUBLE PENSIONS TO NAME A FEW, WHILE THEY PROTECT THEMSELVES AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MEMBERS..ANYONE ELSE AGREE? WHAT ARE WE AFRAID OF? WE MUST ORGANIZE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-45495126587379584322011-01-12T11:40:27.664-05:002011-01-12T11:40:27.664-05:00After reading this blog for a few months, I want t...After reading this blog for a few months, I want to work at Jamaica. So refreshing to find a Chapter Leader who acts like one. The one at the school I was bounced to this year is a limp dishrag who prefers to say, "Well, yeah, they can do that" and go back to playing on the computer, rather than get up off his behind and try to actually DO something. He gets back to sitting on his behind enjoying his extra preps sooner if he goes with the former scenario, while my ATR butt gets suffocated under more paperwork and admin assignments. On LI, most teacher's contracts stipulate that if a teacher has to prep 3 or more different classes, they are required to get extra preps. But I can prep 4 different classes, three out of my license area, in a school where I have no desk, no file cabinet and NONE OF MY RESOURCES because I have nowhere to put anything, AND have a 5pd/week office assignment AND 2 other periods of WEEKLY staff development. This leaves me with a grand total of THREE preps/wk to prep FOUR classes, not to mention do the other paperwork crap that goes with teaching, call, parents, issue academic alerts, grade papers, etc. And I am told that because I am an ATR, "they can do that". I want to work as a bank teller. Screw this.bookwormnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-82691911786150567952011-01-08T17:25:25.820-05:002011-01-08T17:25:25.820-05:00Sure did read it and it is horrible what is being ...Sure did read it and it is horrible what is being done to our kids. We won't take it lying down for sure and appreciate the support from Senator Avella and other pols.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-2047886242854069512011-01-07T03:31:16.103-05:002011-01-07T03:31:16.103-05:00Peeples was the District 28 personnel director, an...Peeples was the District 28 personnel director, and I don't recall his actions being so brutal.<br />But I am sure he is happy to have a job.<br /><br />As for Mendell, I hope he comes through for you, but I doubt he will considering Mulgrew made this behind the door deal with Bloomberg after he "played" the teachers and community with his so-called support.<br /><br />Did u read this article regarding Jamaica? It seems Queens pols are not happy with the DoE treatment.<br />http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2011/01/05/2011-01-05_jamaica_high_diss_schools_being_neglected__pols.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-62292396666300991342011-01-06T20:35:03.126-05:002011-01-06T20:35:03.126-05:00Just unbelievable! Another shinning example of Tw...Just unbelievable! Another shinning example of Tweed's "children Last" program.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-65035599586478521702011-01-06T19:14:43.868-05:002011-01-06T19:14:43.868-05:00The Union will not do anything for the ATRS. Mande...The Union will not do anything for the ATRS. Mandel plays dumb when a teacher is trying to fight for his/her rights. Once a teacher becomes an ATR, there is no help from the Union. The teacher has to fend by himself/herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-40517519361805321742011-01-05T22:35:59.879-05:002011-01-05T22:35:59.879-05:00Union??? Ha! The rep in this building just keeps t...Union??? Ha! The rep in this building just keeps telling me that they can do this and to take care of the overflow at home. And to make sure I differentiate. Oh, and I already lost 2 other preps because of weekly staff development in 2 of the subjects I teach but am not licensed in. So, prep 4 different classes with a total of 3 preps/wk.Anonymoushttp://(optional)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-54206238127814656892011-01-05T21:50:09.978-05:002011-01-05T21:50:09.978-05:00But where is your union?But where is your union?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-813986367323323052011-01-05T21:44:08.635-05:002011-01-05T21:44:08.635-05:00Mean to add, regarding your post, that nothing sur...Mean to add, regarding your post, that nothing surprises me anymore. The ATR situation is its own alternate reality and anyone who hasn't personally experienced it has no idea what they are talking about.bookwormnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-35955431600220781242011-01-05T21:43:47.055-05:002011-01-05T21:43:47.055-05:00You are so right. UFT needs to support you.You are so right. UFT needs to support you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-86490934259621584832011-01-05T21:42:20.866-05:002011-01-05T21:42:20.866-05:00I am in my second year in the ATR Twilight Zone. I...I am in my second year in the ATR Twilight Zone. I have a full schedule with 3 different subjects across 2 different grades, meaning that every day I have to prep 4 separate subjects because none of my classes repeat. Plus, one of the periods takes forever to plan because the subject area is completely unfamiliar to me. Now, I just got half of my free periods taken away due to a 5 day/wk admin assignment ON TOP of the 4 classes I already have to prep. NO ONE else in the building has 4 completely different classes to plan for, and NO ONE else has a 5 day admin assignment. <br /><br />I am SICK of working harder than the people who actually work here, and being vilified in the media because I am "being paid not to teach".bookwormnoreply@blogger.com