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Secondary School Teachers Like College Professors?	6/10/04 10:48 AM
Author: Roger W. Bourassa

Lauren - I think you are on to something. Why couldn't secondary school teachers be more like college professors? In our vision statement it states: "provide sufficient time for faculty to research and develop unique learning experiences in their field of expertise" (http://www.fultonproject.org/FultonProjectVision.html). If this is to happen, then we need to radically change the way students are "taught". One thing that most teachers say they don't have enough of is time. If our vision is to become a reality it will take, as some have already mentioned, commitment and discipline. Will it take anything else?

Posted as a reply to: Hero teachers by Lauren Morando Rhim

Discussion Thread:

Teacher Quality
Submitted by Bob Montgomery on 6/10/04 5:20 AM
- Recruitment plan
  Submitted by Patricia Bradley on 6/10/04 5:38 AM
  - Alternative "Carrots"
    Submitted by Bryan Hassel on 6/10/04 6:24 AM
    - Choice
      Submitted by Patty Dump on 6/10/04 7:09 AM
    - Schooling on a Human Scale - Data?
      Submitted by Bob Montgomery on 6/10/04 7:10 AM
      - Small size
        Submitted by Bryan Hassel on 6/10/04 7:43 AM
- Teacher Quality
  Submitted by Jim Cowardin on 6/10/04 5:45 AM
  - Alternative to Adminstrative Oversight
    Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/10/04 6:17 AM
  - Teacher quality
    Submitted by Don Crawford on 6/10/04 6:25 AM
- Selecting Teachers
  Submitted by Linda Benware on 6/10/04 6:09 AM
  - Teacher's ability to embrace parental involvement
    Submitted by Patricia Bradley on 6/10/04 11:17 AM
- Develop New Teacher-training Programs
  Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/10/04 6:31 AM
  - Student/Teacher Interns & Charter Schools
    Submitted by Bob Montgomery on 6/10/04 7:25 AM
    - Student/Teacher Interns
      Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/10/04 8:04 AM
    - Internships at high need schools
      Submitted by Rebecca Akporiaye on 6/10/04 2:36 PM
  - Mentoring new teachers
    Submitted by Mark Sorensen on 6/10/04 8:00 AM
  - Teacher training reform
    Submitted by Lauren Morando Rhim on 6/10/04 10:15 AM
- Teacher Quality
  Submitted by Carole Mottaz on 6/10/04 6:38 AM
  - Staffing
    Submitted by Gail Srebnik on 6/10/04 7:17 AM
  - Highly Qualified Teachers?
    Submitted by Patty Dump on 6/10/04 7:31 AM
    - Thirst For Knowledge
      Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/10/04 1:21 PM
- Teacher Quality
  Submitted by Dorothy Wood on 6/10/04 7:04 AM
  - Hiring teachers
    Submitted by Carmen Rivera on 6/10/04 8:23 AM
  - What really matters
    Submitted by Mark Sorensen on 6/10/04 11:04 AM
- Find teachers' needs and fill them
  Submitted by Dorothy Wood on 6/10/04 7:09 AM
  - Teacher problems
    Submitted by Patty Dump on 6/10/04 7:42 AM
  - Retaining and sustaining teachers
    Submitted by Cliff Chuang on 6/10/04 7:47 AM
    - Streamlining the "hero" factor
      Submitted by Bryan Hassel on 6/10/04 7:54 AM
      - Thoughts for 'streamlining the "hero" factor'
        Submitted by Cliff Chuang on 6/10/04 8:15 AM
      - Breaking the Teacher Mold
        Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/10/04 8:17 AM
        
        Hero teachers
        Submitted by Lauren Morando Rhim on 6/10/04 10:32 AM
        
        Secondary School Teachers Like College Professors?
        Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/10/04 10:48 AM
        
        Sabbaticals , support
        Submitted by Bryan Hassel on 6/10/04 11:37 AM
        
        Teacher Burn-out
        Submitted by Lauren Morando Rhim on 6/10/04 2:22 PM
    - "wrung out"
      Submitted by Dorothy Wood on 6/10/04 8:32 AM
      - Still no answer
        Submitted by Patty Dump on 6/10/04 3:26 PM
- Without vision the people perish
  Submitted by Mark Sorensen on 6/10/04 8:15 AM
  - 30 years experience in retaining teachers
    Submitted by Joe Nathan on 6/10/04 8:53 AM
- "Growing our own" - very helpful strategy
  Submitted by Joe Nathan on 6/10/04 9:00 AM
  - Growing our own -- thinking big
    Submitted by Bryan Hassel on 6/10/04 11:28 AM
- Attracting and Retaining High Qualified Teachers
  Submitted by Marsha Ratzel on 6/10/04 9:18 AM
  - School Culture
    Submitted by Lauren Morando Rhim on 6/10/04 10:41 AM
    - Cultivating Cultures for Quality Teaching
      Submitted by Marsha Ratzel on 6/10/04 11:39 AM
      - establishing culture
        Submitted by Lauren Morando Rhim on 6/10/04 1:50 PM
        
        Post Script
        Submitted by Mark Sorensen on 6/10/04 9:22 PM
- Teachers with noneducation backgrounds
  Submitted by Aaron North on 6/10/04 2:06 PM
  - New Roles for Teachers
    Submitted by Roger W. Bourassa on 6/10/04 2:37 PM
- Can't disagree
  Submitted by Mike Clem on 6/10/04 3:43 PM