Church Thanksgiving lunch today. Hope

Church Thanksgiving lunch today. Hope to get a nap later. I'll be thankful for that!

I have an opportunity to

I have an opportunity to do some discipline during my planning period. This will take up more time that I don't have, but it will give me exp.

Here is my first mobile

Here is my first mobile blog. I hope it won't be the last.

Change in America

With the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, I look forward to seeing what this country will look like in the future, especially in the area of education. I live and work in a non-union state (South Carolina). President-elect Obama is a big proponent of unions, but I don't see unions as the answer to our educational problems. Another issue that concerns me is Obama's plan for providing teacher training with the exchange of working in low-income and at-risk schools. That is a solution that leads to failure. Putting a first year teacher in the worst schools will not keep them in the educational field for very long.

I think that merit pay is a viable option and that teachers might deserve hazard pay for working in those troubled schools. Perhaps the monetary incentives would encourage experienced teachers with good teaching backgrounds to help motivate these students.

Time will tell. Of course throwing money at a problem is never the answer. I agree with Obama that it is time that parents take responsibility for turning off the t.v., taking away the electronics and games, and making sure their students are doing their best to learn the material.