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Paraprofessionals worth their weight in gold
UFT members comment on everything from the value of paraprofessionals to teachers' need for cellphones.
Scrap lengthy lesson plans
I am in my 20th year with the DOE. Increasingly, we have assigned curricula for each subject. I am fine with teaching curricula chosen by my district, but it has to be sound and doable. One serious problem with many of these curricula is the ridiculous length of lesson plans.