Should Incompetent And Bad Teachers Be Sacked Within The Same Term? More A Less Imemdiately.
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I understand the government is looking to introduce legislation which will fast track the sackings of incompetent teachers. I am inclined to agree with this proposal.
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I am so aware ( after having gone out with a teacher for six months ) just how much 'bad blood' exists in the teaching industry. Having said that, it does seem radical to sack a 'bad' teacher within the same term. I assume by 'bad' we mean complete lack of teaching skill and enthusiasm for the job? Perhaps there should be the usual disciplinary stages leading to dismissal should it warrant it, after all these people have trained long and hard to be where they are. And if they face dismissal in this manner, does that mean their career is finished?
I really think the whole question revolves around the definition and grading of 'bad' and who exactly would be in judgement here. Having said all of that, perhaps the way to push educational standards up is to filter out those that can be proven bad and incompetent ... after all, it is our childrens' futures at stake in this increasingly tought world. It's just the mechanism that we employ to do it that needs careful consideration.
What like the bankers?
Starting with that fanny Fred Goodwin!
Lets start with the real dumbasses.
No one wants their children educated by an unsuitable teacher and as there are so many out of work with top degrees surely it is a good idea to select the best possible teacher for the job. It is too important to have a child educated at the best level you can get and there is no room for someone who is inadequate. By all means give them a warning and not give them the sack immediately as it's not always possible to know what is happening in the teacher's life at that precise moment and a reprieve might be all that is needed to put them on their toes again. We are all human beings and have our bad days.
I have heard from teacher friends that there is a lot of competition in the teaching world.
It's not always those with the very best degrees that make the best teachers Sabre, my daughter is 'taught' by a professor, but his lessons are so dull and uninspiring. You need enthusiasm about your subject, and if that goes it doesn't matter how intelligent you are, you won't hold the students' attention
Hmm. I'm not sure about this. What counts as a 'bad' or 'incompetent' teacher? How would this be assessed - exam results?
YES MAGNATE I DO THINK YOU HAVE A VALID POINT
For at least 40 years sacking "incompetent" teachers has been an agenda issue. So has "the 4 term year". Neither are ever 'addressed' (teacher talk for actually doing something!)so it will be a news item for a while, then go away. Does anyone feel that action is often the very last and even unwanted result within this strange profession?
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Well said Snoopy. Inept teachers shouldn't get as far as teaching in our schools and be told from the off that this may not be the right career for them. One would hope they would be directed towards something more tailored to what they are more capable of, saving our children from poor quality education and themselves from the embarrassment of losing their jobs.
Every man and his dog has an opinion on teaching, and can point out who they think the good/bad teachers are, but I'm not so sure how you'd define bad. It can't be done on SAT results as each child is individual, and not every one is capable of reaching a certain level by a certain date. The ones I'd get rid of from secondary are the uninspiring, the ones who can't be bothered to mark homework and give feedback on how to improve, and above all those that give students work to copy from a book and then sit there texting on their mobile phones (and yes, over the past year I think I've had issues with all of those!)