I'm not sure why I'm posting this, other than I'm searching for some company in my despair. Or possibly you can lead me to some ways to deal with this situation. Today, as we were closing up school for the year, we were discussing next year's kids and administration wanted to know "how we were going to group them." (That in and of itself always bothers me). However the statement that truly sent me spinning, was in regard to giving the students individual reading time within class. My administrator flat out told me (and my team), " We do not give the students time to read in class. You must be working with the students in small groups and they should be engaged in 'targeted skills" not reading." Of course my response was, "How do we expect our students to become better readers if we don't give them time to read (of course teaching them "how" to read)?" She simply said, "They have to do that at home." Close of discussion. No one else on my "team" said anything...they just agreed with her. My heart sank. I am so disappointed in the direction our education system is taking us in my state and county. It's all about the pass rate on the test and looking at data. My students are so much more than data! Ugh! I'm sure you can all relate and have stories very similar to mine. I'm just disheartened. :-( Ali/FL _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org
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