On Sep 27, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Beverlee Paul wrote:

> Our school is just starting 4-minute walkthroughs (amusingly dubbed
> drive-bys by many on this list) and here is one of the things we heard
> yesterday at our "debriefing."
>
> Yes, you must have your objective up on the board or somewhere and your
> children should know why they're learning such-and-such.  It will 
> increase
> their learning 29-44% if you do that.  And you should be teaching that
> objective only!!  Research tells us that children learn only one thing 
> at a
> time.

OH.  MY.  GOD.

Perhaps your principal is only able to learn one thing at a time.
Perhaps she is not fit to be a principal.

Renee

"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."
  ~ Pablo Picasso



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