On 5/3/08 4:31 PM, "Renee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks. It's always nice to have someone agree with me.
> I am not in Phoenix, nor have I ever been there. I live in Northern
> California. I think I have multiple lives. :-)
>
> Renee
>
> On May 3, 2008, at 3:31 PM, Mary and Pete Montoya wrote:
>
>> I absolutely agree, Renee...We often feel the pressure to teach
>> to the text, and are not allowed the independence to teach students!
>> p.s. are you in Phoenix?
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Renee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
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>> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 2:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] suzanne & everyday math
>>
>>
>>> Hi Cami,
>>>
>>> I am sorry if I came across as criticizing individual teachers. I know
>>> that's how it sounded and in a way I was doing just that, but from a
>>> more global perspective. When I say teachers need to speak out, I am
>>> talking about getting involved in things like district level
>>> committees
>>> which have input on these decisions. Perhaps some districts don't have
>>> these committees, but all the districts in which I've worked HAVE had
>>> them, and I have been on them. There are some teachers on these
>>> committees (and sometimes most of them) who just "go along" and do not
>>> speak out even when they have the opportunity to effect change.
>>>
>>> I did not mean to offend anyone but there ARE teachers who CAN speak
>>> out who do not. I feel for those who are mandated to do a certain
>>> thing
>>> and who are policed in doing so. I have never been in that position
>>> and
>>> in that I feel lucky. I will say, though, that I have been in
>>> positions
>>> where the mandates are to follow the program "with fidelity" and I
>>> still found many ways and times to bring in best practices, with
>>> justification that I was addressing certain standards.
>>>
>>> It will be a great day when teachers can teach again.
>>>
>>> Renee
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 3, 2008, at 10:37 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>
>>>> Renee,
>>>>
>>>> my district just adopted EM . I would love to slow down and
>>>> supplement with
>>>> other things but we were told in no uncertain terms that we may not
>>>> do
>>>> that.
>>>> We have a consultant who meets with us once a month for PD and makes
>>>> sure
>>>> that we follow the program exactly each day regardless of how the
>>>> children are
>>>> doing. It kills me but I don't have a choice so please refrain from
>>>> criticizing individual teachers.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Cami
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 5/3/08 10:39:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> writes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I have to make a comment here. If a teacher thinks a program "moves
>>>>> too
>>>>> quickly" then why is that teacher not slowing down and supplementing
>>>>> where supplementing is due? In my mind, this is a ridiculous
>>>>> criticism
>>>>> of a program..... any program. Programs do not teach students.
>>>>> Teachers
>>>>> teach students. Do people not learn any more how to actually teach?
>>>>>
>>>>> Renee.... who is feeling crotchety this morning.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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