tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post2971747705668415287..comments2024-03-27T01:34:23.434-04:00Comments on Pharma Marketing Blog: Astellas Scientist Shows How to Light Ice on Fire!Vladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114063498108633047noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-91725455276927837692012-09-26T20:53:53.019-04:002012-09-26T20:53:53.019-04:00Oh and @John Mack, I'm so sorry I got all work...Oh and @John Mack, I'm so sorry I got all worked up and forgot to thank you for sharing this video! ;) Very cool demo! Can't wait to share with my students!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-57382269856515045732012-09-26T20:47:08.764-04:002012-09-26T20:47:08.764-04:00Wow, ignorance must be bliss, especially as a layp...Wow, ignorance must be bliss, especially as a layperson! As a chemistry teacher myself, I can tell you that teachers CANNOT "Cover the slack!" Science teachers cannot DO science if there is no funding (Simple math)!! How do we buy lab supplies??? Also we cannot let students perform labs if our classrooms are bursting at the seams with students because then labs cannot be done safely! Hands on science is truly the best way to do science and to get the students excited and engaged about science. Then, hopefully, they want to take more science and eventually major and get jobs in science! The USA is 14th in the world in math and science! That is NOT a good thing! We need help educating students. Do you really believe that education will be better by having fewer teachers and more students in the classroom?? Teachers are NOT the enemy; uneducated, ignorant people ARE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-54246356532429994832011-04-09T15:01:17.486-04:002011-04-09T15:01:17.486-04:00No, you didn't specifically mention teacher un...No, you didn't specifically mention teacher unions, but they are the driving force behind the ever-increasing cost of education. I believe that cutting the amount we spend on education is a good thing, but only if the cuts in personnel are limited to ineffective teachers and the layers upon layers of school administrators.<br /><br />In my opinion, it would be better to employ 50% or less of the current number of administrators and 80% of the current number of teachers -- as long as the 20% of teachers sent packing are the ones that provide the worst student outcomes. This can never happen, of course, as long as union-imposed "last hired, first fired" rules are in place. <br /><br />By outlawing teacher unions and targeting the least competent 20% of teachers for layoffs, the remaining 80% of teachers can easily cover the slack, for one very important reason: With unions out of the way, good teachers can shine! Their personal drive for excellence can finally be recognized and rewarded. Gone will be the attitude of, "Why bother doing my best? I get paid the same, whether my kids learn or not." No longer will outstanding teachers be paid less than the "chaff" who have been "teaching" for 40 years -- even though they stopped actually teaching 30 years ago.<br /><br />Give teachers an incentive to be the best, then stand back and watch our children thrive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-87848462837201666712011-04-09T13:41:18.072-04:002011-04-09T13:41:18.072-04:00I don't recall saying anything about teacher u...I don't recall saying anything about teacher unions, though I did mention Wisconsin which is fighting collective bargaining. <br /><br />Most cuts to education, which is what I am really talking about, will result in fewer teachers in public schools and higher tuition in state and community colleges. As a result -- no matter the competency of teachers who remain -- there will be larger classes and few students able to afford college.PharmaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211557578124130640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-65496230028664378852011-04-09T13:19:17.829-04:002011-04-09T13:19:17.829-04:00You diminish the value of your post by your libera...You diminish the value of your post by your liberal rant at the end. No correlation has been demonstrated between the amount of money the government throws at teachers (dollars per pupil) and the quality of education. In fact, student competence has continued to diminish even as teacher income has continued to grow. If you want to improve the quality of education, outlaw teachers' unions. They only serve to promote mediocrity in the teaching profession by protecting bad teachers and keeping good teachers from being rewarded by performance-based incentives. (Teacher performance should be measured by their students' increase in competence. The current union-based system rewards teachers for simply showing up -- the more years they show up, the more they're "worth," regardless of whether students in their care are actually learning anything!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-30537913578753103782011-03-24T06:52:29.738-04:002011-03-24T06:52:29.738-04:00interesting post. thumbs up!:)interesting post. thumbs up!:)hillehttp://www.ppz-alke.denoreply@blogger.com