I wish I knew of a place where it was okay to speak up for what you
believe in and stand up for the kids.
When you find one, let us know where it is.
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Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 14:06:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: rascal...@aol.com
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Saddened by Administration Mandate: Students and
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I thank you all for your encouraging thoughts and postings. It is
great
to see so many educators with the heart you all have.
Well, my saga continuesI was informed by my administration today
that I
am a trouble maker and I need to stop being so vocal. The rest of
my
team feels I am not a team player and I need to stop making waves.
I'm moving to AZ as soon as I finish my doctorate in Education (May
2013)anyone out there know of any jobs where it is Ok to speak
up for the
kids as opposed to the mandates??
Someone mentioned being bulliedthis has been my experience since I
began my quest for higher education and more knowledge. Florida
is not a
union state, which makes these types of actions even more prevalent.
I'm trying hard to rise above all of this...but I'm having a tough
time
right now.
Thank you again for all of your posts! What an amazing group of
individuals you are!
Ali/FL
In a message dated 5/30/2012 11:36:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
donn...@optonline.net writes:
Same in NJ Renee - the response to any new suggestion made by
teachers to
improve instruction is show me the data
As a matter of fact during a discussion about voucher legislation
with one
of our assemblyman, a mayor from an urban community stated if we had
vouchers our test scores would go up!
Say it isnt so!
Donna
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From: Renee phoenix...@sbcglobal.net
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
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Subject: [MOSAIC] Saddened by Administration Mandate: Students and
Choice Reading In Class (Susan Chicvara)
Date: Wed, May 30, 2012 9:38 am
I, for one, am very happy to hear this and hope that it continues.
Sadly,
where I substitute, they are still training all the teachers in
direct
instruction and everything revolves around test scores, with
increasing
numbers of tests every year, both standardized and district-
created, and piles
of test prep materials growing bigger every year, with principals and
superintendent touting research that supports things like Saxon
Math and Direct
Instruction and data driven curriculum.
Renee
On May 29, 2012, at 4:55 PM, Betty Laughlin wrote:
I just went to a workshop for my district where they said the same
thing! Hooray!
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On May 28, 2012, at 9:02 PM, Tracy Gaestel aj...@lafn.org wrote:
For all of you in this situation, hang in there. Last week our
superintendent came to a meeting of people selected to work on
aligning
our curriculum to the Common Core Standards. He wanted to tell us
personally that whatever had happened in the past, we were now to
treat
the text books as tools to help us plan lessons that help our
students
achieve proficiency on the grade level standards. The pendulum is
swinging back. I was afraid that this day would never come. (He
had
to
come because many of the teachers couldn't believe what the
presenters
were telling us) Teach? We don't need to be on the same page? We
don't
even have to use the
