tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929400650122822543.post4602027161411026844..comments2021-03-02T18:45:16.073-05:00Comments on V.A.M. It!: On Aging Gracefully in an Era of Ed. DeformNYC Phoenixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819453298642689403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929400650122822543.post-31037494828014842672014-11-18T11:37:54.688-05:002014-11-18T11:37:54.688-05:00Thanks for your comments and thank you.Thanks for your comments and thank you.NYC Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819453298642689403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929400650122822543.post-74836734989466600652014-11-16T10:28:25.934-05:002014-11-16T10:28:25.934-05:00Yes, Bloomberg changed the very core of the dynami...Yes, Bloomberg changed the very core of the dynamics of teaching - interpersonal relationships. He sought to quantify what should never be quantified - the forming of a student into a well rounded individual by people who care and who are assisted by people who care. The AP I met didn't choose to retire she was humiliated and intimidated into doing so. A very deep cut into her soul. New teachers don't understand that APs should be facilitators not a gotcha squad. Just discovered your blog; excellent.Bronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929400650122822543.post-38542130694748024252014-11-16T07:11:25.030-05:002014-11-16T07:11:25.030-05:00The premium now seems to be on administrators foll...The premium now seems to be on administrators following orders. Scholarship only figures in for the sake of statistics. As you well know, fail here and your school may be shuttered. Let us call it false scholarship with credit-recovery schemes. With this newly placed emphasis on test-based systems of evaluation, helping kids as individuals takes a back seat to massive test prep. There are still good people who are administrators, but they are sadly stuck in a very ugly system which they depend upon for their livelihood. I am saddened, but not surprised to hear your story of the AP. Is it any wonder so many would choose to drive away from this system before they are driven away? NYC Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819453298642689403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929400650122822543.post-90473458548281550792014-11-16T00:29:51.172-05:002014-11-16T00:29:51.172-05:00As an ATR from a shuttered school many of my frien...As an ATR from a shuttered school many of my friends have retired or will be soon. Many of those friends include administrators. At one time administrators helped staff and facilitated learning. They weren't fast food managers. One AP I know spent 35 years in the building and sacrificed her personal life for her career. I recently went back to the building as an ATR for a small school in the building. I met her sitting in her car crying. Bronx ATRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787717237141454628noreply@blogger.com