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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 12:51 PM

mopinko (39,650 posts)

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58 replies	Author	Time	Post
Obama Proposes Elite Corps Of Teachers [View all]	Judi Lynn	Jul 2012	OP
he really is clueless when it comes to public education	madrchsod	Jul 2012	#1
Sounds good to me	newfie11	Jul 2012	#2
or have them cyber-teach	yurbud	Jul 2012	#11
Or BOTH cyber-teach and travel their states guest-teaching	ProgressiveEconomist	Jul 2012	#37
I hope that's sarcastic.	yurbud	Jul 2012	#40
Why? What's wrong with trying to spread truly gifted	ProgressiveEconomist	Jul 2012	#44
Pick me, pick me!!	chervilant	Jul 2012	#3
"avoid sesquipedalian words"	Ash_F	Jul 2012	#51
O, lord...	chervilant	Jul 2012	#54
In all seriousness, much respect for pursuing a career in education.	Ash_F	Jul 2012	#55
Thanks for asking.	chervilant	Jul 2012	#56
Fox will label this a "conspiracy" n/t	Ian David	Jul 2012	#4
So...he's planning on creating an N7 Corps of teachers?	Arkana	Jul 2012	#5
What better route to class effect? (nt)	Posteritatis	Jul 2012	#10
He should just go ahead and adopt the Texas GOP education platform	malthaussen	Jul 2012	#6
Does the Texas GOP education platform call for more money for teachers?	Freddie Stubbs	Jul 2012	#14
It's funny how the people who bash Obama on education can't back it up with facts.	TheWraith	Jul 2012	#35
Who needs facts when you have hate?	Freddie Stubbs	Jul 2012	#50
Bad move Mr. President	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#7
The concept of "Master Teachers" is not new, and for STEM content areas....	NYC_SKP	Jul 2012	#8
+++	mopinko	Jul 2012	#9
Typically,	chervilant	Jul 2012	#16
I proudly hold degrees in education and architecture, with years in both fields.	NYC_SKP	Jul 2012	#22
hmm...	chervilant	Jul 2012	#23
I, and undoubtedly others, miss madfloridian.	AnotherMcIntosh	Jul 2012	#27
Yes,	chervilant	Jul 2012	#28
Actually, there really are some miserable teachers out there.	NYC_SKP	Jul 2012	#30
So,	chervilant	Jul 2012	#41
If you think teacher preparation programs are so effective that a master teacher program...	NYC_SKP	Jul 2012	#42
Well, no,	chervilant	Jul 2012	#46
Just for us Rhee haters	KamaAina	Jul 2012	#57
I don't hate the woman...	chervilant	Jul 2012	#58
whatever the merits or flaws of this, it will be hard to trust Obama on K-12 ed issues until	yurbud	Jul 2012	#12
Spot on, yurbud.	chervilant	Jul 2012	#17
what you just said deserves a new thread of it own and should be forwarded to Diane Ravitch	yurbud	Jul 2012	#33
Wow.	chervilant	Jul 2012	#47
Her email address is on dianeravitch.com	yurbud	Jul 2012	#49
+1000000000. This really needs to be its own OP. nt	riderinthestorm	Jul 2012	#34
Thanks so much.	chervilant	Jul 2012	#48
No English or History teachers?	oberliner	Jul 2012	#13
+1000	SomeGuyInEagan	Jul 2012	#15
All areas are more important, but STEM has implications for our national security and economy.	Xithras	Jul 2012	#20
I do find though that there can be unfortunate side effects	oberliner	Jul 2012	#24
You can emphasize some without devaluing others.	Xithras	Jul 2012	#38
You make some good points	oberliner	Jul 2012	#39
Also, where our green jobs and infrastructure need people.	NYC_SKP	Jul 2012	#31
Who will make the determination about "Master Teacher"?	Mad-in-Mo	Jul 2012	#18
Therein lies the rub...	chervilant	Jul 2012	#43
There are plenty	Steerpike	Jul 2012	#19
Yep...	chervilant	Jul 2012	#45
The teacher version of Navy Seal 6?	HooptieWagon	Jul 2012	#21
So, we are going to create a class system in teaching? Higher and lower-valued subject matter?	kwassa	Jul 2012	#25
Yet, thanks to a weak economy and state budget cutbacks,	hedgehog	Jul 2012	#26
More certification? As a "key to future economic growth"? In this country? Maybe it would be a	AnotherMcIntosh	Jul 2012	#29
Does this mean these "master teachers" will get paid as much as a regular teacher used to?	w4rma	Jul 2012	#32
There's a lot of unemployed master degreed teachers out there - how will this idea help?	riderinthestorm	Jul 2012	#36
It would be pointless to put elite STEM teachers into average schoolrooms	FarCenter	Jul 2012	#52
An election year cheapshot at teachers and teachers unions	Teamster Jeff	Jul 2012	#53

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