tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post115865788389088761..comments2024-02-16T08:32:46.618+00:00Comments on Donald Clark Plan B: Teachers' TV is a turn offDonald Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-59997623222479832052011-05-29T14:20:58.944+00:002011-05-29T14:20:58.944+00:00The 'time' issue is an interesting one for...The 'time' issue is an interesting one for teachers. I don't doubt that teachers are committed and spend a lot of extra time, but the fact remains that most professions do not have the extended holidays that teachers enjoy. The existing time could also be reduced if more online assignments and automated assessments were used, a subject on which I give regular talks. Note also, that I am not some outside observer, as I have taught, spent a considerable amount of time in schools and know the problems.Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-60699479781474948802011-05-28T21:50:56.449+00:002011-05-28T21:50:56.449+00:00This is a frustrating comment:
Not the old 'd...This is a frustrating comment:<br /><br />Not the old 'don't have the time' defence<br />"Many don't have time to watch it" is one line of defence. What? Inset days galore, 16 weeks of holidays, a working day that stops earlier than everyone else. I'm sure they have time to watch real television, it's just not Teachers' TV.<br /><br />I am a teacher. Yes, teachers often complain about not having "time" because that is often the case! Those not in education don't have a true understanding of what it takes to be a teacher (an effective one at least). I have spent 7 years in school obtaining degrees to be an educator. That said, I make less than $20 an hour. I spend professional days evaluating assessments, attending meetings, and planning instruction. In addition, I spend a great deal of time over holidays developing instruction, assessing student work, and attending professional development activities. If you count in this time (which is not included in our contracts), then teachers make a significant amount than $20 an hour. I am contracted to work 7.5 hours a day, and that is without a lunch break. We eat lunch with students and work with students during "planning time". I work late nights and weekends in order to complete requirements for my job. When I do have time over the summer to relax, I know it is well deserved - and I am not paid enough to forego time to relax. <br /><br />It is difficult for teachers to do one more additional task, because we are already over-burdened with so many!<br /><br />You might think it seems funny that I had time to reply to this post, but I came across it while completing work for a class and I couldn't resist!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-1162131863930387152006-10-29T14:24:00.000+00:002006-10-29T14:24:00.000+00:00I suppose my point was that iot's called Teachers ...I suppose my point was that iot's called Teachers TV and was conceived by the very many BBC staff that now inhabit the Dfes as a TV channel, not an online entity. It owuld have been far better to have created a wholly online entity at a lower cost with better and more varied media content.Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-1161788194299869602006-10-25T14:56:00.000+00:002006-10-25T14:56:00.000+00:00Your last point's a bit weak - it is an online pro...Your last point's a bit weak - it is an online provider! Almost all (like, 95%) of the programmes are on the website to stream or download. You don't get that with the BBC (or YouTube or Google Video)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-1160387689826130772006-10-09T09:54:00.000+00:002006-10-09T09:54:00.000+00:00You touched on one of the key advantages to Teache...You touched on one of the key advantages to Teachers TV - the ability to download. The other one is the fact that you can use the clips for educational purposes without fear of copyright. I know from my work at the TDA that many other archives have copyright restrictions and that limits their value for those of us who use video clips for training/presentations. I have yet to watch a Teachers TV programme on TV but I do carry downloaded clips on my iPod and PDA. By the way Donald you were right when you said about 2 years ago, when we last met, that I would get an iPod and I was wrong to say that the audio/video features of my PDA offered an equivalent. They do not - I have a video iPod and it offers a wholly different and additional set of options. TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com