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On May 26, 2012, at 8:17 AM, "rascal...@aol.com" <rascal...@aol.com> wrote: > I love the book, Book Whisperer!!! Up to now I have been able to close my > door, however now we have 16 "walk throughs" that our administration does > in a quarter. When the administration walks in to our classrooms, if we > aren't teaching exactly what is in our lesson plans (we've had to turn in the > > week prior....that's another heated discussion for me)....we get marked > "down" and they attach this to our pay. The observation are 50% of my pay > and > the other 50% is based on how well my kids "perform" on the FCAT (which > again...is another heated discussion)! > I will manage to "sneak" in what is right for the kids...but again, how sad > is that??? :-( > > Ali/FL > > > In a message dated 5/25/2012 10:00:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > kinder...@comcast.net writes: > > > > Thank you Ali! Just close your door and do what you know is absolutely > best practice for our countries children! Administrators who have no > background in teaching do what they are told, because they are told. Many do > not > know what they are doing. Let your children read!!!!!!! Let them read what > they choose to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read the Book Whisperer. > > Eileen > > ( who feels your pain in N.M) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "norma baker" <hutch1...@juno.com> > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 5:48:26 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Saddened by Administration Mandate: Students and > Choice R eading In Class > > I hear you! Our new principal wants to buy an anthology and "programs". > She doesn't believe in conferencing because they need "direct instruction". > It's all very frightening. Reading Workshop and RTI are district > initiatives and much money has been spent on them, but.......... they RTI > disappeared this year. I'm guessing Reading Workshop will go next year! > Maybe we > should write the next novel about the future with non-readers because of all > this nonsense! lol An old man once said, "There comes a time in your > life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You > surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus > on > the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. > Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, > getting back up is living." > > > 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 > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > ____________________________________________________________ > 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 > The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4fc01acd589ea1b561ccst05duc > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
