Charlie Rose - National Teacher of the Year

[Lindawatcher]

My favorite teacher was a sexy middle aged woman I had for 8 th grade math. She was a stern lady If the boys messed up or were unruley she would take the boy into her back room- tie him up legs spread open and she would slap his crotch very hard repeatedly till he passed out! Mercy was begged for but nver-ever given Second offense was her using a narrow wooden paddle for even great deaper agonizing pain. The girl would have their breast spanked and nipples twisted all the way around

[MondoBeno]

Here's the problem with merit-based pay:

1. Teachers can easily fudge records and tamper with the tests.

2. Some teachers get stuck with classes where all the kids have emotional problems and aren't getting the treatment they need.

[DrKerrPhD]

One teacher-of -the-year I knew couldn't read or write at a fourth grade level! She was at the top of the salary scale though! She was placed in that school for many years because of Affirmative Action.

[SweetPearlyGems]

wow. can we say the black girl looks more like kelly from destiny's child. hmm.

[MariaWWE123]

my teacher is the teacher of the year for dod schools

[Vipered]

Kathy Mellor is wrong, the teachers unions ruined public schools.

[NintendoDrunkie]

I actualy had him for my 7th grade science class :D

[Irgendwer7]

Sorry, but sometimes I think, people and their speech are sooo ego-zentrisch! (It's a german word!)

[hillarymary]

what does it mean?

[Irgendwer7]

An excellent show: Now (quickly): + 1

[takheads]

maybe if we wanted better education we would pour millions of tax dollars (or however much it is) into only math, science, and english and other core subjects. Not art and music, that can be an extra curricular activity. DO you think the countries in asia are wasting as time with frivolous subjects like that?

[notlqueen]

Yes, they are and as a teacher I find those extra subjects to be crucial. We aren't pouring our money into the arts. Being a city teacher most ghetto schools have no art, music, or even gym. Your tax money sorry to say goes to superintendents having lavish vacations, and new turf for a football field.

[abflabby]

We NEED the arts in order to maintain our sense of innovation. Who do you think came up with our iPods, hybrids, and favorite movies? CREATIVE PEOPLE! As an art teacher, I have seen kids hate school but love coming to art because they have a chance to express themselves without reservation. Plus it has been proven that kids involved in the arts have high SAT scores and Asia does have a HIGH respect for the arts, just look at the opening of the 2008 Olympics.

[abflabby]

oh btw, my comment is suppose to be a respectful response to takheads' comment. My capital letters does not mean I am yelling at anyone.

[corkygimpo]

wrong you may have designed the asthetics but no art graduate had any role in the FUNTIONALITY of those things. ARt is equal to PE in that it boosts confidence for some of the kids that dont do well in more concrete real subjects. Art is useful in illiciting creative behaviour but a good science teacher can put that into his lesson also.

[Irgendwer7]

too silly! Talking and talking ... I like columbo ... not this heads

[alfredunhill]

by the time a student hits high school, even middle school, it's often too late. Students in elementary school learn how to read, but by middle and high school they have to read in order to learn...so you have all these kids leaving elementary that never learned how to read, and they in turn become the behavior problems in middle school and it becomes a downward cycle, stressing out the teachers, disrupting learning,etc. Put the money in the early years of a child's development

[notlqueen]

It's never too late : )

The problem w/ ppl teaching in the city schools is most teacher do not come from the city. What they attempt is to control the kids, and the city schools become just like mini prisons.

My classroom the kids learn self-control, and I teach in a REALLY bad area. What needs to change is pre-service teachers need to learn how to work w/ at risk youth. Many methods I learned back in college are frivolous.

[alfredunhill]

If states really wanted to "fix" education they would put money towards the early years of development, funding state of the art day care and pre-kinder programs..

[Tibetan4thofJuly]

This was an excellent show.

I've been watching your show for 12 years. I love the programs you do that investigate the state of educate and suggest concrete improvements.

Keep up the excellent work.

[indycoltsfan04]

sloppy joe

[MondoBeno]

Why make the teacher accountable? Here's what I faced as a teacher:

1. The schedules were not fixed until October, so no child was in the same classes every day.

2. Kids fell asleep in class because they were up all night. In my neighborhood, parents shop for chips and soda at 12 at night with little kids in tow.

3. Billy smashed the computer. His suspension will keep him out of class for a while.

4. Only three kids show up? No problem; I'll teach to those three. The other kids: zero!

[igystrvigy]

Teachers should not be expected to polish turds! All of this needs to start with a strong parental presence that instills morality and respect for teachers (despite their shortcomings), and intellectual honesty.

[tsallen10]

Separate School & State.

[theRealCrazyOne]

To puddysma1 and HarryNRubin - I absolutely agree.

[puddysma1]

Get the government out of the school systems and get the public interested in the performance of their local school systems.

All the government does is throw more money at a problem that is not about money. We have become a discipline-less society and you can't put badly bahaved children or mentally challenged students in with children who come to learn and teachers who CANNOT teach under those circumstances and expect quality performances.

[angelabrandy]

Mmmm...I agree. In making the public more accountable, perhaps there will be a stronger sense of responsibility.

[MondoBeno]

Private schools can be more economical. Look at Rice High School in Harlem. They'll hire teachers with only a BA. The pay is $33K and the hours aren't long. They'll expel kids for hitting teachers. Class sizes are smaller. Teachers are supported. The board of directors is vigilant about the money and they know where it goes.

However, you're on your own to get funding. Uncle Sam isn't paying for it.

[dinamo4889]

@MondoBeno 33.000 a year is this a joke no wounder the best quality people are either in the military or the financial sector. What kind of reasoning is this? let me improve the system by giving no incentive for qualified people to stay in the field.

[MondoBeno]

@dinamo4889 Yes, 33 thou a year isn't much, but a lot of great teachers took the job for two reasons:

1. Great hours

2. Teachers were supported

3. None of those silly state standardized tests to worry about

You'd be surprised how many teachers would take a pay cut if there were less stress.

[dinamo4889]

@MondoBeno Wow in that case might as well go teach English in Japan the pay is around 40 a year free rent/utilities and the students are extremely disciplined. Not to mention private lessons as a side for young professionals $ 20 2000 yen an hour cash per person usually 3 people per in a lesson inside the agency apartment not to mention free dinner and drinks for moi afterwords. All I have to do is speak English with them most the time we used to just chill and drink beer and talk.

[Chandlerbin2006]

Tinkerers.. the problem is systemic.