Comments on: And The Answer Is… http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/06/and-the-answer-is.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:00:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/06/and-the-answer-is.html/comment-page-1#comment-922 Mike Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:30:00 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/wordpress/2008/06/and-the-answer-is.html#comment-922 I agree with your comments about the article. <br/><br/>Here's some insight into the numbers: I have two friends who are ATR's teaching regular programs (I also know another who had a regular program last semester). I don't know how to calculate the odds that 7% of NYC's ATR's with regular programs just happen to be friends of mine(this is a big city), but I'm sure they're miniscule.<br/><br/>You can be pretty sure the UFT's numbers will shown to be the correct ones. They might even be low. When Edwize posted the names of schools, one of my friend's school wasn't listed (he's an excessed Spanish teacher teaching 5periods of French). I agree with your comments about the article.

Here’s some insight into the numbers: I have two friends who are ATR’s teaching regular programs (I also know another who had a regular program last semester). I don’t know how to calculate the odds that 7% of NYC’s ATR’s with regular programs just happen to be friends of mine(this is a big city), but I’m sure they’re miniscule.

You can be pretty sure the UFT’s numbers will shown to be the correct ones. They might even be low. When Edwize posted the names of schools, one of my friend’s school wasn’t listed (he’s an excessed Spanish teacher teaching 5periods of French).

]]> By: Daisy http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/06/and-the-answer-is.html/comment-page-1#comment-891 Daisy Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:26:00 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/wordpress/2008/06/and-the-answer-is.html#comment-891 Is there a formal definition for "reserve teacher" and specific parameters to define "teaching"? If they consider filling long-term sub post to fit the teaching category, that would result in different numbers than if only those with full time contracts count toward the total. Is there a formal definition for “reserve teacher” and specific parameters to define “teaching”? If they consider filling long-term sub post to fit the teaching category, that would result in different numbers than if only those with full time contracts count toward the total.

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