This is happening all over the country. YES, our children are SO MUCH MORE than data and, as teachers, we have the chance to "listen" to their reading, observe how they arrive at their comprehension decisions, read their writing and observe how they function as living. human beings. When I consider the "baggage" of poverty so many of my children bring to the classroom, I am SIMPLY AMAZED by their capabilities. That being said, they (students) and we (teachers) can always improve--always strive to reach the next level. Isn't that why they call it "learning?" It is sad that our colleagues (and administrators) will stand by and say nothing because of fear of reprimand or even worse. We're so busy working toward the Common Core Standards--maybe, we need to work on plain, old-fashioned, COMMON SENSE! Thanks for continuing to use your "heart" (along with your "head") when you teach!
>>> Beverlee Paul <beverleep...@gmail.com> 5/25/2012 8:22 PM >>> Believe me, many of us know exactly how you feel!! And in regard to your colleagues, remember this quote by Martin Luther King: In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.<http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/26954.html> [image: [info]] <http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/26954.html>[image: [add]] <http://www.quotationspage.com/myquotations.php?add=26954>[image: [mail]] <http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/26954.html#email> *Martin Luther King Jr.* On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 4:53 PM, <rascal...@aol.com> wrote: > 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 > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > -- "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." Henry David Thoreau _______________________________________________ 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
