tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post8253286682121882573..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: UFT SILENT IN PUBLIC AS MAYOR'S ANTI-UNION POLICIES CONTINUE WHILE PBA IS AT LEAST PROTESTING MAYORJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-76665450804565081652017-12-25T22:20:44.867-05:002017-12-25T22:20:44.867-05:00The PBA doesn't like DeBlasio because he said ...The PBA doesn't like DeBlasio because he said one critical thing after police choked a man to death and lied about it. Not sure I feel like championing their fight.Quinn Zannonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298967285306844168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-27716675107342398332017-12-21T14:06:42.277-05:002017-12-21T14:06:42.277-05:00I agree Caprice but at least they are attempting t...I agree Caprice but at least they are attempting to put up the notion that they are fighting.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-59182569218832106212017-12-21T13:56:10.444-05:002017-12-21T13:56:10.444-05:00The PBA is pissing in the wind, in the end they ar...The PBA is pissing in the wind, in the end they are going to get the same UFT pattern plus 1%caprice240khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570653357850002422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-54084577342116783382017-12-20T21:13:43.080-05:002017-12-20T21:13:43.080-05:00She may have done some personal good deeds. I salu...She may have done some personal good deeds. I salute her for this but overall she was a disastrous teacher basher. See 2014 contract and atrs for details.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-62371093597486503652017-12-20T20:53:37.466-05:002017-12-20T20:53:37.466-05:00I know there are mixed reviews about Chancellor Fa...I know there are mixed reviews about Chancellor Fariña's accomplishments but I feel incredibly sad to hear she's leaving. Two years ago one of our young teachers was dying of brain cancer. Her family was going through a terrible time both emotionally and financially. In an act of desperation I emailed Chancellor Fariña about the situation. Amazingly she personally got involved and was able to put our colleague back on payroll with full medical benefits. Our dear friend passed away shortly afterwards, but both her family and our school family are eternally grateful for the the compassion that Chancellor Fariña showed. I wish her all the best in her retirement.<br /><br />Mary AhernAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-18186577804960574322017-12-20T20:40:06.931-05:002017-12-20T20:40:06.931-05:00I wish Trump would resign with the Farina and take...I wish Trump would resign with the Farina and take the other witch, Randi, with him. Even he wouldn't want to grab her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-65045990857347381222017-12-20T18:49:51.373-05:002017-12-20T18:49:51.373-05:00Of course they're silent. They are in cahoots!...Of course they're silent. They are in cahoots!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-63248651763823412582017-12-20T18:39:15.605-05:002017-12-20T18:39:15.605-05:00Is Klein coming back (he hasn't really left)?Is Klein coming back (he hasn't really left)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-50871864974996362032017-12-20T18:08:07.490-05:002017-12-20T18:08:07.490-05:00Farina resigns tomorrow, as if it matters.Farina resigns tomorrow, as if it matters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-91811715419595485572017-12-20T18:02:32.646-05:002017-12-20T18:02:32.646-05:00What a scam, grade inflation, grade fraud.What a scam, grade inflation, grade fraud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-11591886133787966642017-12-20T17:57:40.888-05:002017-12-20T17:57:40.888-05:00Hey 3:33:00 pm, we can’t give below a 55.
Hey 3:33:00 pm, we can’t give below a 55.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-83926363652964843062017-12-20T17:53:13.504-05:002017-12-20T17:53:13.504-05:00Farina just quit...Announcement tomorrow.Farina just quit...Announcement tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-70010412888493645522017-12-20T17:18:55.907-05:002017-12-20T17:18:55.907-05:00Bloomberg is still the mayor and Farina knows it. ...Bloomberg is still the mayor and Farina knows it. The only one that doesn't is the UFT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-53193267986113040152017-12-20T15:33:04.415-05:002017-12-20T15:33:04.415-05:00HAHA. In my school, we cant give a grade lower th...HAHA. In my school, we cant give a grade lower than 45. So if a kid gets a zero on a test, it gets averaged as 45. Kind of unfair to the kid who actually gets a 45 on a test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-55049827488923101862017-12-20T15:00:22.519-05:002017-12-20T15:00:22.519-05:00Fariña is really fake.Fariña is really fake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-2847044124904394202017-12-20T07:10:38.654-05:002017-12-20T07:10:38.654-05:00Why would a black man who has other opportunities ...Why would a black man who has other opportunities want to be abused by students and administrators in a classroom? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-36998808656320144332017-12-20T06:50:15.625-05:002017-12-20T06:50:15.625-05:00CITY CONTINUES TO SEEK MEN OF COLOR TO TEACH IN SC...CITY CONTINUES TO SEEK MEN OF COLOR TO TEACH IN SCHOOLS<br />By Lindsey Christ | December 18, 2017 @4:11 PM<br /><br />Dexter Hannibal is a first-year teacher at Brooklyn Democracy Academy, a high school in Brownsville for students who've fallen behind. Sixty percent are boys of color. <br /><br />"It's important for them to be able to see someone who looks like them and maybe has some of the shared life experiences they've had," Hannibal said. "For most of my students, they are immigrants and come from immigrant backgrounds. I'm also an immigrant, so I had to learn the history the way they are learning the history."<br /><br />Research shows it's good for kids to have teachers who look like them. Black boys from low-income households are less likely to drop out and more likely to apply to college if they've had a black male teacher. But while 43 percent of city public school students are boys of color, only 8 percent of teachers are black, Asian or Hispanic men. <br /><br />"We're doing damage both to the black students, for whom it has a negative impact on their educational outcomes, but it does damage to all students with whom it has an impact on how they view the world," said Deputy Mayor Richard Buery.<br /><br />Two years ago, Mayor Bill de Blasio made what sounded like a bold promise - the city would recruit 1,000 men of color to teach by 2017. He set aside $16.5 million for the effort, which paid for radio and subway ads, sending recruiters to historically black colleges, and working with Teach for America to identify potential hires.<br /><br />The city says it's almost reached the goal. Three hundred and fifty male teachers of color have been hired. Five hundred and fifty more are in the pipeline.<br /><br />But at 8 percent, the proportion of black, Asian and Hispanic men in the teaching force today is the same as when the recruitment effort began.<br /><br />"We're seeing lower retention rates, more likely not to stay with the profession. And that's gotten worse and worse in recent years, as some of the teachers who have been in the sytem for a long time are hitting retirement age," Buery said.<br /><br />Without the recruitment effort, the percentage of men of color would likely have dropped. Still, it remains stubbornly out of sync with the demographics of the students, many of whom still don't have teachers who look like them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com