Lack of Text books

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Take a look at the PIA exams that supposedly assess these incredibly vague and poorly written standards and then try teaching using this dreck.


That's nothing but bureaucratic BS. The content and intent is obvious to anyone with a clue.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Take a look at the PIA exams that supposedly assess these incredibly vague and poorly written standards and then try teaching using this dreck.


That's nothing but bureaucratic BS. The content and intent is obvious to anyone with a clue.


Sounds like you've never taught.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Take a look at the PIA exams that supposedly assess these incredibly vague and poorly written standards and then try teaching using this dreck.


That's nothing but bureaucratic BS. The content and intent is obvious to anyone with a clue.


Sounds like you've never taught.


Actually, I have taught. You on the other hand sound like someone who either isn't a master at the content itself, or who doesn't have her teaching priorities together.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Take a look at the PIA exams that supposedly assess these incredibly vague and poorly written standards and then try teaching using this dreck.


That's nothing but bureaucratic BS. The content and intent is obvious to anyone with a clue.


Sounds like you've never taught.


Actually, I have taught. You on the other hand sound like someone who either isn't a master at the content itself, or who doesn't have her teaching priorities together.


Great. Where have you taught, when, what grade, what subject?
Anonymous
^ And, to add to that, I have a background in engineering, I taught many advanced STEM courses, and have a lot of specialized training and experience in exam development, assessment and psychometry.
Anonymous
but probably not public school, tested grade.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:but probably not public school, tested grade.


LOL! Yeah, all bets on common sense and fundamentals are off when you get to public school.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:but probably not public school, tested grade.


LOL! Yeah, all bets on common sense and fundamentals are off when you get to public school.


So you've never taught in a public school, and probably never had to use standards, and you've never taught in a tested grade, so you don't know what you're talking about. Glad we got that settled.
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Anonymous wrote:22:03 - Are you saying the administration is who is asking teachers to forego cases of unopened textbooks costing millions, and to instead fudge their own curricula using handouts and whatever other nonsense?

Yes, that is what I am saying. What teacher wants to spend hours making handouts? At my school we are not allowed to use text books and the admin teams boosts about how 'we do not have teachers manuals' or consumables for kids. What teacher wants to write curriculum?


If this is true, then it represents yet another massive, totally unacceptable fail on the part of DCPS. No wonder everyone's fleeing to charters, to privates, and to public school districts outside of the city.


Actually, the opposite is true, numbers at the best DCPS are increasing. Highly involved parents are holding teachers and admins feet to the fire to make these schools (Janney, Mann, Lafayette, Deal) amazing, exciting places to go to school. Sorry, if you aren't aware of how awesome these schools are, you've really had your head in the sand.

I think it's great that you are happy with your school! But you sound as if you, and other parents, had to bring the school around. Like the teachers and admin do not on their own care about educating kids, when I know for a fact that is not true. I guess I am sorry that you are making things seem so adversarial at those schools, like a parents vs. school mentality.


No, it's not that. There is just some institutional resistance to this type of thing at first. Most of the teachers are very receptive once there is a response from students and parents. There's nothing wrong with this. Our relationship is not adversarial--but there is a give and take about what is working and what isn't. That's what makes a good school great.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:DCPS has more than enough money for the the best, most suitable textbooks available - and I'm more than certain that there definitely is content out there that is more than adequate to meet Common Core.

As a taxpayer, I'm feeling ripped off. Why isn't anyone anywhere in the system confronting our public officials and demanding change? Why isn't WTU speaking out on this?


What makes you think the WTU gives a toss about this? It allows teachers to clock in each day spend most of the day teaching to the students that are easy to teach to anyway then tell the rest to go off and work in "groups" and send the majority home with the instruction to "search the internet for the answers to the mysterious study guide hand out". It's very frustrating.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DCPS has more than enough money for the the best, most suitable textbooks available - and I'm more than certain that there definitely is content out there that is more than adequate to meet Common Core.

As a taxpayer, I'm feeling ripped off. Why isn't anyone anywhere in the system confronting our public officials and demanding change? Why isn't WTU speaking out on this?


What makes you think the WTU gives a toss about this? It allows teachers to clock in each day spend most of the day teaching to the students that are easy to teach to anyway then tell the rest to go off and work in "groups" and send the majority home with the instruction to "search the internet for the answers to the mysterious study guide hand out". It's very frustrating.


Oh, I didn't realize that the WTU was now responsible for evaluations. When did that change happen?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DCPS has more than enough money for the the best, most suitable textbooks available - and I'm more than certain that there definitely is content out there that is more than adequate to meet Common Core.

As a taxpayer, I'm feeling ripped off. Why isn't anyone anywhere in the system confronting our public officials and demanding change? Why isn't WTU speaking out on this?


What makes you think the WTU gives a toss about this? It allows teachers to clock in each day spend most of the day teaching to the students that are easy to teach to anyway then tell the rest to go off and work in "groups" and send the majority home with the instruction to "search the internet for the answers to the mysterious study guide hand out". It's very frustrating.


Is this what's going on at Deal?
Anonymous
No that is not what is happening at Deal.
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:but probably not public school, tested grade.


LOL! Yeah, all bets on common sense and fundamentals are off when you get to public school.


So you've never taught in a public school, and probably never had to use standards, and you've never taught in a tested grade, so you don't know what you're talking about. Glad we got that settled.


You are responding to someone else - I never taught at DCPS, I'm not originally from DC - but where I taught there were indeed standards and a far higher level of achievement and expectations and far better results from the students than anything DCPS is getting in most of its schools. I do indeed know what I'm talking about.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:but probably not public school, tested grade.


LOL! Yeah, all bets on common sense and fundamentals are off when you get to public school.


So you've never taught in a public school, and probably never had to use standards, and you've never taught in a tested grade, so you don't know what you're talking about. Glad we got that settled.


You are responding to someone else - I never taught at DCPS, I'm not originally from DC - but where I taught there were indeed standards and a far higher level of achievement and expectations and far better results from the students than anything DCPS is getting in most of its schools. I do indeed know what I'm talking about.


Oh Gosh. Come work at DCPS. You could probably turn the whole school system around in one month!
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