Breitbart California: California’s teachers are receiving low grades for how effective they are in the classroom, according to a 2017 survey.
The National Council on Teacher Quality’s 2017 State Teacher Policy Yearbook notes that the state’s teachers are getting low marks in teacher preparedness compared to other states.
California received a D- in teacher preparedness, ranking below 31 other states’ public school systems.
The survey’s goal was to evaluate states in nine policy areas related to teacher performance and examine factors such as compensation to gauge whether teaching outcomes lead to success or failure.
“States’ teacher policies have an enormous impact on the quality of education in the state,” council managing director of state policy Elizabeth Ross told the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
“The inability of California to name what an effective teacher is creates the conditions where we go round and round,” said Tony Smith, a former school superintendent and backer of education regulations.
The Golden State earned one good grade on the survey—it received a “B” for teacher compensation.
California has consistently earned “D” grades on the survey since it first started in 2009.
They are just below Mississippi as the worse schools in the country. Quite a achievement.
I’m not defending teachers: How do you prepare a lesson when students speak or five different languages in one classroom?
High marks on compensation, poor marks on everything else. Hmm. I wonder if there’s a negative correlation. Let’s try cutting teachers’ pay and see if that helps the kids.
@Extirpates – There’s a lesson to be learned from, of all places, Argentina. I lived there for three years (1959-1961) at grammar school age. I went to a private school with kids from all over the place, mostly the kids of diplomats, international businessmen, and upper middle class Argentines. The national education laws required that private schools taught in Spanish at least one half of the day.
All non-Spanish speaking students initially went into an intensive program to learn that language. Once we had achieved sufficient proficiency, we went into the classes at our age-appropriate grade level, and we spoke Spanish in those classes. The system worked very well, and the teachers didn’t have to deal with all the various languages they have to deal with now in U.S. schools.
So – kids here should first be taught English, and then taught everything else IN English.
PublicPolitical SchoolsMoved to socal in mid 80s, had a step son who was at best, a C student in Va.
He entered 10th grade the following year in cali…..immediately he was an A student. He said they were teaching stuff he had covered in Jr. High, so it was basically remedial for him. I can imagine how much worse the schools are there 30 odd years later.
I remember Zappa refused an offer to name a school for him in Lancaster back in the 90s. He had nothing positive to say about their education system.
BY THIS POINT IN AMERICAN HISTORY…..
Successful lesson plans should not only be perfected, but shared with other states.
But, a new teacher comes in with an empty file cabinet, and the 20 year teacher leaves with a FULL file cabinet. And they all start from square 1 every time. -Reinvent the wheel. . .
Not so smart is it?
The “D” also stands for Democrats. Doesn’t it figure.
California teacher salary schedule
The average salary of a teacher in California is determined by many different factors. Therefore, it is best to view the state averages for the entry-level, mid-point, and salary offerings. An entry-level teacher’s salary starts at an average of $39,972, while the midpoint is $59,193. Finally, the average for experienced teachers is $78,413.
The schools out there are actually just level four containment facilities for the state penal system.
Mainstreaming Crazy in exchange for History, Reason, Common Sense and most importantly…
the Truth!
I spend on average 4 hours “homeschooling” my youngster each day, and this is after he attends school. I don’t want to, but I have to. And my workday is 12 hours.