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State Superintendent Claims Detroit Public Schools Has Dramatic Teacher Shortage
Michigan Capitol Confidential ^
| 11/21/2014
| Tom Gantert
Posted on 11/24/2014 1:14:45 PM PST by MichCapCon
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To: MichCapCon
I remember in Econ 101 that FACT that it is impossible to have a “shortage” if government is not controlling prices.
In this case, the government is not paying enough to attract enough qualified applicants.
There is a price at which they can attract enough qualified people, a price they are so far unwilling to pay.
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:16:30 PM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
('The HERO of the (0bamacare) story is Mitt Romney' - "Stupid" Jonathan Gruber)
To: MichCapCon
It seems they also Has a shortage of headline writer editors two.
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:19:01 PM PST
by
subterfuge
(Obama doesn't know ONE person that voted for a Republican)
To: MichCapCon
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:19:06 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: MichCapCon
Would YOU teach in Detroit?
It would scare me to death to teach there, or in Flint, or in Baltimore, or in any other Democrat ruled minority community. They would have to pay me as much as my life is worth. Maybe I am overreaching, and I do not understand what it is really like, but I would not feel safe.
I say minority but the fact is in Detroit I AM the minority and I have no doubt I would be run over like a steam roller.
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:19:11 PM PST
by
I still care
(I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
To: Uncle Miltie
I'm not sure you could pay me enough to teach in Detroit.
Not while there are still unfilled positions in Bout
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:20:31 PM PST
by
rdcbn
To: Uncle Miltie
Funny thing is that Detroit families are opting for the charter schools.
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:20:40 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(You can't half ass conservatism.)
To: rdcbn
Oops , mis typed Beirut
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:22:33 PM PST
by
rdcbn
To: MichCapCon
What’s the problem?
The inner city kids only show up for classes once a week, anyway!
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:23:34 PM PST
by
Noob1999
(Loose Lips, Sink Ships)
To: MichCapCon
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:23:38 PM PST
by
Vinnie
To: MichCapCon
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:23:41 PM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
To: MichCapCon
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:24:26 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Uncle Miltie
Detroit Public Schools has one classroom teacher for every 16.65 students
When I was in school in the 70s and 80s the classroom size was probably closer to 20 or 25 students and we still got a fair enough education.
Classroom size has nothing to do with effective teaching. Teacher quality is what matters.
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:25:05 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(You can't half ass conservatism.)
To: cripplecreek
I suspect that is the real complaint, that they can’t get quality teachers.
Of course, I wouldn’t blame anyone for not wanting to go there.
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:26:15 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: MichCapCon
State Superintendent Claims Detroit Public Schools Has Dramatic Teacher violent crime victim Shortage There. Fixed it. www.thugreport.com
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:29:16 PM PST
by
Eddie01
(Liberals lie about everything all the time.)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
No combat allowance?
That is exactly correct. But, it doesn't just mean Detroit. Many, if not most, of the public schools have no discipline. The teachers are there just to police and not teach. The teachers have no backing from the highly paid administrators.
All the new and progressive teaching programs aren't working, and won't work. The skill level of high school graduates is abysmal to such an extent that colleges, even junior colleges, have to offer remedial classes to just bring the freshmen up to basic college entry level of ability.
Plus, in my experience in hiring newly graduated high school students, I found they can't count accurately, they can't read an analog clock, they can't speak well, they can't write cursive and they have no general knowledge necessary to keep a job. And there is more.
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:31:37 PM PST
by
Parmy
To: MichCapCon
In late September, State Superintendent Mike Flanagan said in a press release that there was a dramatic teacher shortage causing large classroom sizes in Detroit Public Schools. Perhaps..., they should recruit from the Prison Guard Unions? Naaah..., Probably not..., the schools are far more dangerous and they are "GUN FREE ZONES"!
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:32:18 PM PST
by
ExSES
(the "bottom-line")
To: I still care
No amount of money could get me to teach school in Detroit.
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:33:23 PM PST
by
rdl6989
To: MichCapCon
“In 2014-15, Detroit Public Schools has 2,836 classroom teachers and 47,238 students, or one teacher for every 16.65 students”
I went to Catholic grammar school and there were 50 kids in every class! The nuns could TCB! lol
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:35:19 PM PST
by
jimmyo57
To: MichCapCon
Why bother with schools, just open more prisons. Every 10th person can be a guard.
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posted on
11/24/2014 1:35:26 PM PST
by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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