morals
From my homework : Moral Considerations on Teaching as a Profession - Gary D Fenstermacher
This structure has worked reasonably well for American industry and government so long as the hierarchy generally reflects the skill and competence necessary to perform at a certain level. That is, the lower the position on the hierarchy, the less skill, training, and competence usually required to do the assigned job. As one moves up the hierarchy, the increased complexity and challenge of the work, requiring increased training and skill to perform it successfully, usually justify the increased salary and augmented status.
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Not so, however, in teaching. The complexity of classroom teaching, the training and skill required to do it well, are among the most demanding tasks in the entire system of schooling. True, the hours required of administrators and supervisors may be longer, and the workday problems they encounter may be more dramatic in the short run. But no argument of which I am aware establishes that the successful performance of classroom teaching demands less skill, training, exercise of intelligence, and competence than the successful performance of any other professional role in institutions of formal education.
I'm going to post that somewhere so I can read it any time I need to. More people should read that passage and nod along with me. Yes, I am a teacher.
This structure has worked reasonably well for American industry and government so long as the hierarchy generally reflects the skill and competence necessary to perform at a certain level. That is, the lower the position on the hierarchy, the less skill, training, and competence usually required to do the assigned job. As one moves up the hierarchy, the increased complexity and challenge of the work, requiring increased training and skill to perform it successfully, usually justify the increased salary and augmented status.
(this is it...)
Not so, however, in teaching. The complexity of classroom teaching, the training and skill required to do it well, are among the most demanding tasks in the entire system of schooling. True, the hours required of administrators and supervisors may be longer, and the workday problems they encounter may be more dramatic in the short run. But no argument of which I am aware establishes that the successful performance of classroom teaching demands less skill, training, exercise of intelligence, and competence than the successful performance of any other professional role in institutions of formal education.
I'm going to post that somewhere so I can read it any time I need to. More people should read that passage and nod along with me. Yes, I am a teacher.