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I hope this is the correct forum and I hope its ok to ask 2 questions:
1) I was hired by a Catholic high school to teach a dual enrollment course (college/high school). I have taught this course many times in the local colleges. The course as it is being taught is not meeting the criteria of the local college it is recognized by.
I usually teach the course in 6-16 weeks. 16 is a looonnggggg time to stretch the material out - and it meets twice a week for the 16 week course. In high school it is taught in 9 months - and meets daily. The teacher I replaced (due to health reasons) was giving the students alot of coloring assignments and crossword puzzles. None of the tests had a critical thinking componant, just memorization and regurgitation - I have written my own tests to have some critical thinking - and the students didnt do so well. There are really no labs. They have one dissection lab, but it really does not meet the rigor that the labs i have taught for years for the same college system (at the college) meets. I have designed several labs on my own (special senses, peripheral nervous system, cardiovascular etc). As a result without the lab,critical thinking, and assessments that include coloring and crossword puzzles it really does not meet the requirements of the college.
I am being criticized by the school for not spending the full class time teaching - I usually lecture for part of the class, then give them one of the dink assignments the previous teacher had (like coloring) while I design labs and tests and lectures that meet the college standards. I arrive 45 minutes early and work on this, but can't get it done - I teach 3 "college" sections and its alot of work to design curricula. So I feel if the students have an assisgnment they should be ok while I work on the computer. But I get emails saying that when the come and peek in my windows they often see me at the computer.
I feel it is dishonest to let students do 3rd grade work and get college credit.
2) students tell me the principle does not like me because I am not catholic.
It has become very tense there. I can feel the displeasure. I know I am not being hired back next year but am told its just budget.
If I quit do I have any recourse for unemployment?
What can I do about teaching what is low level science, and passing it off as college. I also teach on nights and weekends for the college system and hate to jeopardize my standing - the college is going to do an inspection in a few weeks and I am worried they will be upset at the fact the school uses coloring and crossword puzzles as college level, pre-health care job science courses. These are courses people have to take to get in medical school. Parents pay like $10,000 a year for their kids to be here.
I hope this is the correct forum and I hope its ok to ask 2 questions:
1) I was hired by a Catholic high school to teach a dual enrollment course (college/high school). I have taught this course many times in the local colleges. The course as it is being taught is not meeting the criteria of the local college it is recognized by.
I usually teach the course in 6-16 weeks. 16 is a looonnggggg time to stretch the material out - and it meets twice a week for the 16 week course. In high school it is taught in 9 months - and meets daily. The teacher I replaced (due to health reasons) was giving the students alot of coloring assignments and crossword puzzles. None of the tests had a critical thinking componant, just memorization and regurgitation - I have written my own tests to have some critical thinking - and the students didnt do so well. There are really no labs. They have one dissection lab, but it really does not meet the rigor that the labs i have taught for years for the same college system (at the college) meets. I have designed several labs on my own (special senses, peripheral nervous system, cardiovascular etc). As a result without the lab,critical thinking, and assessments that include coloring and crossword puzzles it really does not meet the requirements of the college.
I am being criticized by the school for not spending the full class time teaching - I usually lecture for part of the class, then give them one of the dink assignments the previous teacher had (like coloring) while I design labs and tests and lectures that meet the college standards. I arrive 45 minutes early and work on this, but can't get it done - I teach 3 "college" sections and its alot of work to design curricula. So I feel if the students have an assisgnment they should be ok while I work on the computer. But I get emails saying that when the come and peek in my windows they often see me at the computer.
I feel it is dishonest to let students do 3rd grade work and get college credit.
2) students tell me the principle does not like me because I am not catholic.
It has become very tense there. I can feel the displeasure. I know I am not being hired back next year but am told its just budget.
If I quit do I have any recourse for unemployment?
What can I do about teaching what is low level science, and passing it off as college. I also teach on nights and weekends for the college system and hate to jeopardize my standing - the college is going to do an inspection in a few weeks and I am worried they will be upset at the fact the school uses coloring and crossword puzzles as college level, pre-health care job science courses. These are courses people have to take to get in medical school. Parents pay like $10,000 a year for their kids to be here.