Comments on: What Gets My Goat http://www.jeffreygene.net/2009/08/what-gets-my-goat/ reflections from a practitioner venturing into the world of research Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:04:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jeff Pierce http://www.jeffreygene.net/2009/08/what-gets-my-goat/#comment-100 Jeff Pierce Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:34:22 +0000 http://www.jeffreygene.net/?p=118#comment-100 Don't worry, Rob. I just like to have a nice whinge-session every now and then. I'll be around a bit longer I think. Don’t worry, Rob. I just like to have a nice whinge-session every now and then. I’ll be around a bit longer I think.

]]> By: Rob Ferrin http://www.jeffreygene.net/2009/08/what-gets-my-goat/#comment-96 Rob Ferrin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:33:46 +0000 http://www.jeffreygene.net/?p=118#comment-96 Interesting piece. About two years ago I ran into this ( http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/education/10education.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1 ) bit in the NYT and had a similar reaction of "despair", but more for those quarantined without formal charges. The ratio cited helps put it in perspective: an average of 760 teachers out of roughly 80,000 are in the Rubber Room at any given time. All things considered, that's not too shabby. Less than 1%. I would put those numbers up against most other professions...Catholic priests included. And if you got out out out of the teaching profession Mr. Pierce, that ratio would edge a wee bit little bit closer to 1%. Interesting piece. About two years ago I ran into this ( http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/education/10education.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1 ) bit in the NYT and had a similar reaction of “despair”, but more for those quarantined without formal charges. The ratio cited helps put it in perspective: an average of 760 teachers out of roughly 80,000 are in the Rubber Room at any given time. All things considered, that’s not too shabby. Less than 1%. I would put those numbers up against most other professions…Catholic priests included. And if you got out out out of the teaching profession Mr. Pierce, that ratio would edge a wee bit little bit closer to 1%.

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