The “Confessions of a Teaching Fellow” Were Spot On
A previous post recounted “The Confessions of a Teaching Fellow” who described her revulsion at what she was expected to do. Soon after that post went up, another came from someone who said the writer of the original post was absolutely wrong. Here is confirmation for the teacher who spoke out:
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How Reform Destroyed My School
This reader will not be silent.
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Advice to a New Teacher
I never tell teachers how to teach. But I listen when experienced teachers offer good advice. Here is some that just was posted as a comment to an aspiring teacher:
…absolutely keep listening to those mentors. You learn so much in your education preparation program, and then you learn so much more on the job. I remember feeling woefully underprepared for teaching after I graduated. I learned more by doing than I had learned in my undergraduate classes, but the most important lessons I learned in college were from my cooperating teachers. They were invaluable resources.
Teaching is a people-centric act. We are taught to teach lessons, but what we are really doing is preparing
Why I’m On Your Side
…absolutely keep listening to those mentors. You learn so much in your education preparation program, and then you learn so much more on the job. I remember feeling woefully underprepared for teaching after I graduated. I learned more by doing than I had learned in my undergraduate classes, but the most important lessons I learned in college were from my cooperating teachers. They were invaluable resources.
Teaching is a people-centric act. We are taught to teach lessons, but what we are really doing is preparing
Why I’m On Your Side
I was asked to contribute to a blog collection about teachers.
This is what I wrote:
http://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2012/07/im-on-your-side-by-diane-ravitch.html
How Can We Cure Very, Very Sick Public Policy?
This is what I wrote:
http://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2012/07/im-on-your-side-by-diane-ravitch.html
How Can We Cure Very, Very Sick Public Policy?
A teacher in Philadelphia wrote a terrific article explaining why her school is “incredible.”
The state labeled it “low-performing.”
Now her students will be allowed to “escape” to another school.
But, she points out,
A staggering 95 percent of our students come from poor families, nearly 30 percent are learning English, and at least 16 percent have special needs. You will never hear me use those numbers as excuses, though. I tell
The state labeled it “low-performing.”
Now her students will be allowed to “escape” to another school.
But, she points out,
A staggering 95 percent of our students come from poor families, nearly 30 percent are learning English, and at least 16 percent have special needs. You will never hear me use those numbers as excuses, though. I tell