Comments on: Hey bureaucrat, leave them teachers alone! http://www.teachersmonthly.com/index.php/2010/02/hey-bureaucrat-leave-them-teachers-alone/ Education News, Articles, Reviews & Resources Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:16:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alpheus http://www.teachersmonthly.com/index.php/2010/02/hey-bureaucrat-leave-them-teachers-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-501 alpheus Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:39:14 +0000 http://www.teachersmonthly.com/?p=283#comment-501 From a "bureaucrat" I totaly agree with you. I have an even bigger challenge to try and change the viewpoint of our subject advisers. I am interested in quality teaching and learning measured by effective teaching and good results. Yes we have to comply but as subject advisors we must look at the quality of teaching as well as the results of educators. We must share the good practice of our teachers with others. We must acknowlege the efforts made by our teachers publicly. we must observe good teachers in practice. It is just amazing how teachers who are annoyed by subject advisors when they are still school based become bureacrats as soon as they are appointed as office based educators. It must be stressed that our role is mainly to support and develop educators. Monitoring is but a small part of our job description. We can only achiev this if we have COMPETENT and properly qualified subject advisors at all levels. At our district we do not even mind going into the classroom to demonstrate certain lessons to our teachers. We see it as very important to return to the classroom regularly because it is the only way to keep up wiith the ever changing realities of classroom practice. I personally encourage teachers to challenge our subject advisors when they differ with them but it must have merit. You cannot challenge if you do not teach, plan, achieve quality results or are never in class. Deep in my heart i know this article is meant for our dedicated and proud teachers out there and i salute them for their selflessness and pride. well done on a perfectly written article but there is still a long way to go to change the mindset of bureaucrats. From a “bureaucrat”
I totaly agree with you. I have an even bigger challenge to try and change the viewpoint of our subject advisers. I am interested in quality teaching and learning measured by effective teaching and good results. Yes we have to comply but as subject advisors we must look at the quality of teaching as well as the results of educators. We must share the good practice of our teachers with others. We must acknowlege the efforts made by our teachers publicly. we must observe good teachers in practice. It is just amazing how teachers who are annoyed by subject advisors when they are still school based become bureacrats as soon as they are appointed as office based educators. It must be stressed that our role is mainly to support and develop educators. Monitoring is but a small part of our job description. We can only achiev this if we have COMPETENT and properly qualified subject advisors at all levels. At our district we do not even mind going into the classroom to demonstrate certain lessons to our teachers. We see it as very important to return to the classroom regularly because it is the only way to keep up wiith the ever changing realities of classroom practice.

I personally encourage teachers to challenge our subject advisors when they differ with them but it must have merit. You cannot challenge if you do not teach, plan, achieve quality results or are never in class. Deep in my heart i know this article is meant for our dedicated and proud teachers out there and i salute them for their selflessness and pride.

well done on a perfectly written article but there is still a long way to go to change the mindset of bureaucrats.

]]> By: Malcolm Venter http://www.teachersmonthly.com/index.php/2010/02/hey-bureaucrat-leave-them-teachers-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Malcolm Venter Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:37 +0000 http://www.teachersmonthly.com/?p=283#comment-192 Glad you found what you were looking for! Glad you found what you were looking for!

]]> By: Toya Meltzner http://www.teachersmonthly.com/index.php/2010/02/hey-bureaucrat-leave-them-teachers-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Toya Meltzner Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:41:58 +0000 http://www.teachersmonthly.com/?p=283#comment-183 This is exactly what I was searching for on yahoo, I guess I got my answer! lol This is exactly what I was searching for on yahoo, I guess I got my answer! lol

]]> By: Malcolm Venter http://www.teachersmonthly.com/index.php/2010/02/hey-bureaucrat-leave-them-teachers-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Malcolm Venter Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:34:55 +0000 http://www.teachersmonthly.com/?p=283#comment-139 Thanks, Andelia - glad you enjoy my comments. Thanks, Andelia – glad you enjoy my comments.

]]> By: Andelia http://www.teachersmonthly.com/index.php/2010/02/hey-bureaucrat-leave-them-teachers-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Andelia Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:59:49 +0000 http://www.teachersmonthly.com/?p=283#comment-137 Hi.I like reading your post , keep doing it. Hi.I like reading your post , keep doing it.

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