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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is such a depressing thread. I taught first and second grade in the mid to late 90's in the era of whole language. I had to secretly teach phonics because I realized it works! I had to hide my phonics books and worksheets and create fake lesson plans. So many teachers and administrators were so thoroughly convinced whole language was fantastic.

I had one identical twin in my classroom in first grade one year. I taught him phonics and another first grade teacher taught whole language. I got in trouble because the parents were livid the child in my class had learned to fluently read while the other twin did not. They returned from spring break after realizing the big difference in skills. The parents demanded the other twin be placed in my classroom and showed the principal phonics worksheets that had been sent home and wanted to know why their non-reader wasn't being taught. The end result was I got in big trouble! The principal was so mad at me for teaching reading well and the other teacher wouldn't talk to me! [/quote]

Exactly. They all think we aren’t speaking up or just going along. If we do speak up and teach better, this happens. If we don’t, we have to go along with crappy curriculum. The first parent that has an issue with what you’re teaching and it come out you are actually not using district curriculum, you’re going out to dry. Admin can’t and won’t back you. EVEN IF it is actually better: it’s not what they gave you AND a parent is mad you used it. Good luck, you’re now screwed.  [/quote]

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