Comments on: PD on your time, your own dime http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166 Each TechnoTuesday Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Cathy Nelson’s Professional Thoughts » Blog Archive » Why are schools in such a financial bind in SC? http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166&cpage=1#comment-3647 Cathy Nelson’s Professional Thoughts » Blog Archive » Why are schools in such a financial bind in SC? Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:36:04 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166#comment-3647 [...] now I refer back to my previous post from a few days ago (PD on your time, your own dime), as I bemoaned many teacher librarians being denied the opportunity to attend our lone state [...] [...] now I refer back to my previous post from a few days ago (PD on your time, your own dime), as I bemoaned many teacher librarians being denied the opportunity to attend our lone state [...]

]]> By: Why 140 characters isn’t always best « Venn Librarian http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166&cpage=1#comment-3642 Why 140 characters isn’t always best « Venn Librarian Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:01:01 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166#comment-3642 [...] night I responded to a tweet from dmcordell, which in itself was a link to CathyJo’s blog post on professional development.  I said that “Yes [sometimes administrators limit professional development because] there [...] [...] night I responded to a tweet from dmcordell, which in itself was a link to CathyJo’s blog post on professional development.  I said that “Yes [sometimes administrators limit professional development because] there [...]

]]> By: Cathy Nelson http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166&cpage=1#comment-3641 Cathy Nelson Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:16:58 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166#comment-3641 Jacquie, the wording is general rather than specific, and makes reference to personal days needing administrative approval. Vague but it pretty much means teachers (and teacher librarians) cannot fight it. Boo hiss. Jacquie, the wording is general rather than specific, and makes reference to personal days needing administrative approval. Vague but it pretty much means teachers (and teacher librarians) cannot fight it. Boo hiss.

]]> By: Cathy Nelson http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166&cpage=1#comment-3640 Cathy Nelson Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:15:32 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166#comment-3640 A friend told me that many administrators are doing this because they are denying teachers left and right, and so to be fair across the board, denying librarians and other personnel who don't need subs at all, same as teachers. It all goes back to the current financial bind education is in right now, and schools cannot afford substitutes. What is that saying? Six degrees of separation? I am so totally disgusted. Check out this post: <a href="http://scasl.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/the-conference-date-is-nearing/" rel="nofollow">http://scasl.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/the-conference-date-is-nearing/</a> A friend told me that many administrators are doing this because they are denying teachers left and right, and so to be fair across the board, denying librarians and other personnel who don’t need subs at all, same as teachers. It all goes back to the current financial bind education is in right now, and schools cannot afford substitutes. What is that saying? Six degrees of separation? I am so totally disgusted. Check out this post:

http://scasl.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/the-conference-date-is-nearing/

]]> By: Diane Cordell http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166&cpage=1#comment-3634 Diane Cordell Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:01:34 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166#comment-3634 I would hardly consider attending a state conference "extending a vacation." Presumably the administrators in question either don't understand, or choose to disregard, all the networking that goes on, the connections that are made, the LEARNING that happens. Once again, supposed leaders are failing to lead. I would hardly consider attending a state conference “extending a vacation.” Presumably the administrators in question either don’t understand, or choose to disregard, all the networking that goes on, the connections that are made, the LEARNING that happens. Once again, supposed leaders are failing to lead.

]]> By: Jacquie Henry http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166&cpage=1#comment-3628 Jacquie Henry Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:35:38 +0000 http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1166#comment-3628 I am shocked at this. However, it might have to do with the wording in the teachers contract. Ours is extremely restrictive. It says for personal or family business ONLY, and NOT to extend a holiday. A porky administrator could interpret that as excluding conferences I suppose. But talk about cutting off one's nose to spite one's face!! Many, many years ago, under the regime of the "prince of darkness" (a former superintendent) a VERY talented teacher used her personal time because she was getting a national award connected to her equestrian avocation. She had the bad luck to sit next to a friend of the prince of darkness and told him where she worked and why she was flying to Chicago (on her own dime of course). He innocently shared the info with the prince of darkness, who promptly used it against her. He said she had violated the contract and fired her. So - I guess there are bad apple bosses and the trick is to know who they are. A better trick would be for the union to negotiate personal days that are just that - personal. I am shocked at this. However, it might have to do with the wording in the teachers contract. Ours is extremely restrictive. It says for personal or family business ONLY, and NOT to extend a holiday. A porky administrator could interpret that as excluding conferences I suppose. But talk about cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face!! Many, many years ago, under the regime of the “prince of darkness” (a former superintendent) a VERY talented teacher used her personal time because she was getting a national award connected to her equestrian avocation. She had the bad luck to sit next to a friend of the prince of darkness and told him where she worked and why she was flying to Chicago (on her own dime of course). He innocently shared the info with the prince of darkness, who promptly used it against her. He said she had violated the contract and fired her. So – I guess there are bad apple bosses and the trick is to know who they are. A better trick would be for the union to negotiate personal days that are just that – personal.

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