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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact is, we need teachers to be told WHAT to teach, with general guidelines of how to teach it. The selected curriculum needs to be proven to actually work. There are many options out there. Having teachers decide what to teach is a nightmare.

Good teachers are energetic, engaging, and know how to manage a classroom well. [/quote]

We are told what to teach and what not to teach. I can say that last year when I taught in FCPS I was told not to explicitly teach spelling or grammar. Lucy Calkins addresses that stuff for like literally a second and it’s not explicit. My kids never had phonics bc Lucy didn’t add that until 2017 (I hear it’s not even good but it’s better than nothing). And I’m sorry but we’re you always engaged in school? I remember getting hired as a kid and that’s just part of school. I also got bored sometimes in colleges and had to take many classes I had zero interest in. As an adult I’ve had jobs where I’ve been bored. In an office I was bored. With teaching I’m usually not bored, but sometimes I am bored with what I have to teach and the way I have to teach it. Being bored and dealing with it are skills kids should master. It will help them should they go to college and when they’re working adults. Boredom is a part of life. Kids these days seem to always feel bored because they’re used to video games, you tube, etc. always at their thumbs to provide entertainment. Sometimes my students say they’re bored and that’s just part of life. Other times they’re having a good time but those lessons designed to be fun are treats. Sometimes a lesson is boring to some students and exciting to the students who are interested in the topic.

Stop blaming teachers for your kid being bored. It’s seriously a part of life. No college professor is going to sing and dance and put on a whole performance to keep your kid from feeling bored. Same with managers when they’re working adults someday.

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DP.  This makes me really sad. No, I was rarely bored at school.  I had a great, engaging education all the way through my advanced degree. It included a strong foundation in grammar, spelling and writing in early years, which facilitated advanced learning and thinking later.[/quote]

Some of it probably comes down to the person. I was diagnosed with ADD in HS. I do tend to get bored easily. But I never acted out as a kid in school. I often just stared out the window, doodled but still listened while the teachers spoke or during read aloud, in HS sometimes I would put my head down to rest but I still listened. It’s important to know how to still listen to what’s being taught so you learn it but deal with boredom in a way that doesn’t disrupt other students and take all of the teacher’s attention.

If you had such engaging teachers I think you should become one and see if those methods your teachers used are something your employer would allow you to use and if they still work. Kids have so much tech at their fingertips that I swear most just get bored so easily no matter what school or classroom you’re in... If you think you know some secret then by all means release it! How did your teachers making spelling and grammar fun enough to have a 100% engaged class? Please do share! I’d love to try these methods if my boss allows it.[/quote]

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