Just ONE of the Reasons to Become a Pilot School

Posted on May 23, 2009 by tamaraeden

Wordle: STEM NarrativeI pasted the text of our 18 page Pilot School Proposal into Wordle and came up with this graphic.  Wordle takes words from any text you paste and creates a collage based on use and frequency of words. I’m pleased that Students, School, Academy, and learning jump out first. As a school should be, students first, learning first. And yes, teachers do stand out but they are NOT the foremost focus. I’m pleased.

On the other hand, wheWordle: UTLA homepagen I pasted the text from the union’s home page, the results were quite different. As a matter of fact, it was hard for me to find the word student anywhere!  I’m not anti-union, but I sure do wonder sometimes if everyone is working for the same goal, have the same interests on their minds. Just something to think about.

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2 Responses

  1. pissedoffteacher, on May 23rd, 2009 at 7:56 pm Said:

    The purpose of the union is to protect its members.

    When members are protected and don’t have to worry about jobs, retaliation from evil supervisors, health coverage, etc, they can concentrate on education.

    Yes, both have the same agenda, they just go about it differently.

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  2. drpezz, on May 25th, 2009 at 6:02 pm Said:

    In a real sense, a union isn’t concerned with student learning. It’s business is to fight for and improve teacher contracts, working conditions, and benefits. In some instances a union must push for actions which definitely do not benefit students (i.e. strikes, work to rule, etc.) in order to make gains.

    However, if a union does not need to fight against an unjust system, then it can promote its belief statements (often seen in its resolutions). If teachers are treated fairly and are happy, this benefits the students.

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