tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post113232519758207531..comments2023-11-05T03:40:04.764-08:00Comments on Junior High School Teacher Version 11.0: There's this woman at workrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980768449046443151noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post-1132724052196322682005-11-22T21:34:00.000-08:002005-11-22T21:34:00.000-08:00Ha! "Raymond's Run!" I've groused about this over ...Ha! "Raymond's Run!" I've groused about this over at my place. Memories of teaching middle school English come swooshing to the fore! Now you've made my tic come back....<BR/><BR/>In all this testmania, watch for the appearance of Direct Instruction, which would drive us insane."Ms. Cornelius"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16970201479637588558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post-1132641302695152592005-11-21T22:35:00.000-08:002005-11-21T22:35:00.000-08:00Are you sure you don't teach in California's "Impe...Are you sure you don't teach in California's "Imperial" Valley? I've a colleague who matches the teacher described in this post to a "T."EdWonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post-1132624640002712842005-11-21T17:57:00.000-08:002005-11-21T17:57:00.000-08:00"Let's not be so jaded about the admin side of thi..."Let's not be so jaded about the admin side of things and just remember...why did you enter teaching in the first place?"<BR/><BR/>Jeanie, I hope you aren't addressing me. I think using tests to inform instruction is fine. <BR/><BR/>Being jaded about the admin side of things is what happens when creative, quality teachers are being squelched for the sake of standardized testing. <BR/><BR/>Being jaded is what happens when all the lesson plans one researched, and refined and continue to refine are being thrown out for an almost scripted experience that someone else wrote.<BR/><BR/>Being jaded is what happens when teachers are not respected enough to be trusted to do their job.<BR/><BR/>Finally, you say, "why did you ever go into teaching in the first place?"<BR/><BR/>Well, to help my students learn to think for themselves. To help my students become critical thinkers. To help my students express themselves in writing and speaking the best they can.<BR/><BR/>And because I love learning. Not memorizing a list of literary terms, or identifying the difference between an Ode and an Elegy.rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980768449046443151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post-1132569265437242162005-11-21T02:34:00.000-08:002005-11-21T02:34:00.000-08:00I feel we should look at this common assessment th...I feel we should look at this common assessment thing more positively. <BR/><BR/>Since it is obviously a necessary standard to maintain, we just need to work our way around it.<BR/><BR/>Essentially, we are still the ones breathing life into the teaching process. <BR/><BR/>It's just like writing an essay. You are restricted by a topic (i.e. the template, the common assessment etc), but it's up to you how you make your essay creative and nicely written (i.e. how you teach)<BR/><BR/>Let's not be so jaded about the admin side of things and just remember...why did you enter teaching in the first place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post-1132436177759114042005-11-19T13:36:00.000-08:002005-11-19T13:36:00.000-08:00While I don't agree with fuzzy on the pay issue I ...While I don't agree with fuzzy on the pay issue I think f.r. is absolutly correct about bureacracy running teachers out of teaching. We might as well not have degrees. It's like painting by numbers! How is a teacher supposed to bring any type of passion, creativity or individual talent for teaching to the classroom when all you your expected to do is plug info into a template?Smithiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587920260035958709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15658135.post-1132341528411570152005-11-18T11:18:00.000-08:002005-11-18T11:18:00.000-08:00If I didn't know better, I'd think you teach at my...If I didn't know better, I'd think you teach at my school.Ms Characterizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350142559797092616noreply@blogger.com