How many teachers/educators do we have on the message board? Please make yourself known.

Before I create a new Teachers Category I'd like to know if it could sustain itself.

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:

1) Would this only be for Spanish teachers or ANY teacher?

2) Should it go in the Spain-Related categories or in the Non-Spain category?

TEACHERS! LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!!! Response to this thread could decide the fate of a proposed new category JUST for YOU!! (But of course, ANYONE can participate.)

Saludos, MadridMan

What a good idea, count me in!

Yes, Madridman! Count me in! I think it is a great idea!

I think it's a good idea.

For the questions:

#1: I hope it would be open to all teachers, although I understand that most will be Spanish teachers.

#2: I'd also like to see it in the Non-Spain category, so we could expand on our topics. There are so many things we teachers like to discuss...

I look forward to wonderful discussions if this category is opened. I already enjoy the opinions and wisdom of the members who participate throughout the board. As a teacher I sometimes look for other message boards I might grow to like as much as this one, but I haven't found one yet. I hope this new category becomes a reality!

...and rule #3: No griping about your problem students! Let's share lessons, resource sources and teaching ideas. I'm in!

Madridman, this would be an excellent service for those of us in education at all levels. I believe that we run the gamut from k-12, community colleges and university teachers amongst us!

I agree with Diana, and ethically with Cali.

Okay... that's 5 members so far: nevado, esperanza, Diana, CaliBasco, Booklady. I think we need to do better than this. Any other teachers reading this?? Our newest member Pau in Louisiana is also a teacher. Maybe (s)he'll have some input.

Let's let the thread "mature" to a ripe-old-age of one week and let everyone have a chance to chime in before a decision is made.

Saludos, MadridMan

I'm in--though because I don't teach Spanish, I would prefer to have a general "non-Spain" category heading.

Does anyone think there might be too much overlap with "about Spain," "studying, education, and language," or any other category, though?

taravb, this was my concern too. For this reason, I had "expanded" the "Studying In Spain" forum to include "Education & Language" but I suppose that was narrowing it to Spain-related discussion.

SHOULD this message board have a forum for teachers who aren't talking about Spain? Why not a forum about muscle cars too? Not to offend but I'm trying to put it in perspective.

Are there other discussion/message boards on the internet for teachers to discuss anything/everyting relative to teaching? Maybe I should start one of these? I suppose it would be easy to do but... how would people find it in the first place?

Saludos, MadridMan

Hello Everyone,

I proposed this forum specifically for teachers traveling to Spain with groups. We have certain needs and requirements for teenagers that the other forums don't always fit. I know lots of teachers who do not use the travel companies and need help planning their own trips. We need to know things like what restaurants will acommodate groups, how to take your own group to Toledo instead of paying 40 euros to Julia or another company, etc. I'm sure there are lots of teachers with good ideas for things to do in Madrid as well as other places in Spain. Others are novices in Madrid and just need support and advice. I think the language forum is a good place for other teacher topics like where to buy posters and how to get your students to study certain things. There are other forums that are good for this such as FLTEACH but I have not found one strictly for teachers traveling with their students to Spain.

I have shared several tips with other teachers on the board and that is how this idea occured to me. How about it? A forum called "Group travel with students"

Gloria