Monday, November 2, 2009

RJA #10b : Argument

Here is my argument for my research topic :

"A teacher is a role model for the individual. They
have a direct as well as a indirect impact on how
a person will function in society for the rest of
their lives. For one to want to become a teacher,
they must make the oath to want to be involved
in human development, and the key word is
"want". They are making a very important
committment. Thus, when making such a
oath to themselves they should teach where
ever they are needed the most. Sure, there is
by no means nothing wrong with wanting to
teach in whatever district they want to try to
teach in, but sometimes they are most needed
in schools that are poorer. Since there are a
large number of teachers being reassigned to
districts they may not want to be in, they may
not be teaching at their full capacity and may
be disgruntled which may have a negative
impact on the students and staff. However, if
a teacher that is reassigned is fairly and maybe
even over compensated for their forced re-
assignments, they are more likely to perform
better and maintain a positive attitude about
the move and work harder in districts where
the students are faced with problems at, and
away from school. In other words, they will
live up to their personal committment of
wanting to teach.

RJA #10a : Thesis Statement

Here is the thesis statement for my research paper
on forced teacher reassignments :

"Teachers should be contempt with forced reassignments
to poorer schools or wherever their talents are needed
the most, if they are provided with adequate or even
generous compensation for their forced moves; thus
giving the teachers involved the incentive to perform
their best in their new school environments."

My research question for this was :
"Why are teachers unhappy with forced reassignments to
poorer schools?"


My claims, reasons and blueprints is :
"If a person decides to become a teacher, he or she should
accept the responsibility of teaching (if necessary) where
they can make a positive difference, no matter what
school is in their district and no matter if it is a "poor"
or a "rich" school. To make a teacher involved in a forced
reassignment perform at his or her best, they must be
fairly if not over compensated. Some people do perform
better at their work if they are compensated for it.