This is not just sad. It is dangerous for our society. I find it
extremely frightening.
I wonder what your lesson plans have to look like? Is it possible to
write them in such a way that things like "book chat" or "literature
response" or some such open-ended, vague notation that at least will
allow you, at a certain time each day, to deviate according to
discussion?
What do parents think about this, I wonder? Are they being educated by
teachers at all?
Renee
On May 26, 2012, at 4:02 AM, 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
There is no shortage of good days. It is good lives that are hard to
come by.
~ Annie Dillard, 'The Writing Life'
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