School officials in Philadelphia will vote next week on whether to allow Tony Danza to begin teaching 10th-grade English at Northeast High School. At stake: a proposed A&E reality series called Teach. This has 2007’s ill-fated Armed & Dangerous written all over it, except instead of letting LaToya Jackson enforce law, they’ll be letting Tony Danza teach kids. Hold up for a second:
Interesting. Also, are we sure 10th-grade English is the best fit for Tony Danza? I’d feel more comfortable if the former history major could teach a fun history elective (New Decade, Same Mullet?) or “Acting”…or even a cooking class. “Yo, Angela, Don’t Fill Up On the Antipasto!” Danza is a published author, after all….
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If he is a former history major, shouldn’t he be teaching history instead of English?
Because in Philadelphia right now we are in dire need of more bad publicity…
Should Tony Danza teach kids? I don’t know, is he even the boss? Shouldn’t we get to the bottom of that age-old query first?
He should only be allowed to teach if he is certified in that state to teach that subject.
Teach the kids so he can exploit kids and show his skills for a tv audience that is willing to watch anything — me tinks that the kids wuld be better off wit a talking monkey – SNARK
Not to get a reality show.
I think that giving teachers and their profession the spotlight is good. However: a) are Tony Danza and English really the best fit, and b) how conducive to learning can it be to have reality show cameras in the classroom?
I would like to see the series go forward, but only if he teaches a full class load, and not just one class.
I know, as someone who will be teaching 10th grade English this year, that I would watch the series.
My sister has taught 8th grade English for over a decade. She spends a lot of time and energy creating a challenging curriculum and planning discussions for each class meeting. Allowing a non-teacher to waste the students’ time for how ever many weeks for a tv show would be criminal, and insulting to my sister and all teachers.
I don’t think kids under 18 should even be allowed on “reality” TV. However, I actually used the word “Extrava-danza” last week, and I died a little inside. In summary, this show would be awesome.