Re: [Mpls] Controversial school thoughts and questions

2004-09-23 Thread Laura Waterman Wittstock
On Wednesday, September 22, 2004, at 02:11 PM, Victoria Heller wrote: 1. How many male teachers are employed by MPS? What is the ratio of male teachers to female teachers? I ask this for several reasons: 1) the best teachers that I had in Jr. and Sr. high school were men, 2) based on my

[Mpls] Controversial school thoughts and questions

2004-09-22 Thread Victoria Heller
I thought that I would put these all on one post, to make it more efficient for attackers. 1. How many male teachers are employed by MPS? What is the ratio of male teachers to female teachers? I ask this for several reasons: 1) the best teachers that I had in Jr. and Sr. high school were men,

RE: [Mpls] Controversial school thoughts and questions

2004-09-22 Thread Brionna Harder
Okay, I'll bite. . . perhaps out of procrastination more than anything as I have over hundred papers to grade. . . however, since I have that plus several more teaching-related responsibilities before I sleep tonight, I am only going to address a few of the thoughts/questions. I apologize if I

Re: [Mpls] Controversial school thoughts and questions

2004-09-22 Thread Dan McGuire
I just finished an hour of correcting papers so I'll add a bit to Brionna's comments. Vicky: 4. MPS teachers, by union contract, are only allowed to teach for five hours each day, for approximately 155 days each year. This amounts to less than a half time job. To compare salaries and