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Wed Oct-14-09 12:01 PM
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I am being pulled from my classroom today to meet with the representative of a canned program we are using this year. He was in my room observing me wrap up a language arts lesson, walked around the room taking notes. I will have to explain to him that I don't have much time to spend on his canned program because all of the other canned programs we are mandated to use were developed by people who have spent little or no time in the classroom and the lessons always take twice the time the developers said they would. If I could quit today I would.
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Wed Oct-14-09 12:04 PM
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Leave teaching to teachers. Pay them more. Hire better ones.
Seems so obvious.
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Wed Oct-14-09 12:10 PM
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| 2. I'm sorry I don't know what a canned program is |
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Wed Oct-14-09 12:32 PM
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Wed Oct-14-09 12:44 PM
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| 4. It's a rigid curriculum for teachers to follow. n/t |
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Wed Oct-14-09 01:01 PM
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| 5. Often intended to be "teacher proof" . . . n/t |
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Wed Oct-14-09 02:06 PM
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| 6. Often with $$$$ overtones. |
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Someone wants these things for *some* reason.
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Wed Oct-14-09 02:41 PM
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| 7. Another term for "scripted" curriculum |
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Edited on Wed Oct-14-09 02:42 PM by tonysam
Teachers follow everything in the scripted lesson plans, etc., in a formal reading or math program. "Success for All" is one example of a scripted reading program.
The problem with the OP is if he or she doesn't find the time to do the scripted curriculum, his or her boss will guarantee he or she does it--or else.
There is nothing a teacher can do about it.
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Wed Oct-14-09 08:47 PM
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| eppur_se_muova
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Thu Oct-15-09 01:24 AM
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| 9. Well, you can't expect teachers to think for themselves, can you? |
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Thu Oct-15-09 01:30 AM
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One of my secondary education profs said that some elementary schools were strongly considering giving the teachers a half-hour by half-hour instruction plan for the ENTIRE YEAR that they had to follow to the letter. I'm in the secondary ed program myself, but if I were elementary I would NEVER work at a school like that. Talk about an unenjoyable experience for all.
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Thu Oct-15-09 01:48 AM
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| 12. That's truly vile. nt |
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Thu Oct-15-09 01:27 AM
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| 10. I'm more effective when I have some leeway over the lesson procedure |
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Are you secondary ELA or elementary?
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