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ATRs Around the blogs
Accountable Talk blog
Now that the agreement between the city and the UFT to fill vacancies
with ATRs is kicking in, many schools are seeing an influx of ATRs. My
school got at least three today that I know of. My school, like many
others, had basically refused to use ATRs to this point, preferring to
fill vacancies with newbies, so I really haven't had much opportunity to
talk to any real live ATRs. Until today.
I went out of my way to talk to the ATR on my floor. I don't know what I
was expecting, but I suppose some of the propaganda from the Klein era
had seeped into my brain. This person would be sharing some of the kids I
teach, and I half feared I would encounter someone who no one else
would hire--someone, in short, who might be unsuited to the job.
I could not have been more wrong. Read more at
My Apology to ATRs Everywhere
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Chaz:

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Another Nail In The Coffin Of Mayor Bloomberg's Education Policy.
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NYC Educator
Sick Days? ATRs Don't Need No Stinking Sick Days!
by Suddenly ATR
For the past couple of weeks I've been feeling sick. Not 'can't get out of bed' sick, but I have a runny nose and cough that never seems to go away, for a few days I had a nasty intestinal virus that made me weak and nauseous, and the constant changes of schedule have made me tired and sluggish.
Had I been in a normal teaching situation, I probably would have called in sick one of those days to recuperate. I often found that taking one day off just to sleep and relax often did a world of good for me, both physically and mentally.
But as an ATR, I can't do that. I'm told that wherever I go, I have to make a good impression.
For the past couple of weeks I've been feeling sick. Not 'can't get out of bed' sick, but I have a runny nose and cough that never seems to go away, for a few days I had a nasty intestinal virus that made me weak and nauseous, and the constant changes of schedule have made me tired and sluggish.
Had I been in a normal teaching situation, I probably would have called in sick one of those days to recuperate. I often found that taking one day off just to sleep and relax often did a world of good for me, both physically and mentally.
But as an ATR, I can't do that. I'm told that wherever I go, I have to make a good impression.
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