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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Sitting in this training now, it sounds like a church sermon[/b]. [/quote]

So, you mean it’s based on facts and research?  [/quote]

facts and research... this is MCPS, you are funny.[/quote]

I was fully ready to begin drinking by lunch. I cannot believe I have two more days of this bs.  It all feels like a big step backwards for MCPS.[/quote]

I was in day 1 of training today as well. [b]Did you spend the latter part of the afternoon working on your personal mission statement? [/b]Tomorrow we’re supposed to bring an object to class that “represents the essence” of our mission. We didn’t even talk about students today at all. How is this supposed to help our students?  I guess we’ll go through the rest of the 196 pages of the 7 Effective Habits Participant Guide over the next two days. [/quote]

Yes, they gave us way too long to write our personal mission statements.  The whole time I was thinking, "WTF does this have to do with our students?"  I have kids who lost parents to COVID, some parents are in jail, other kids have been placed in foster care.  We need true SEL strategies to help our students with trauma- not this crap.[/quote]

That's just it. Respond tp the current need, which isn't teaching leadership skills to kids right now, though it's not clear that's even happening here. It's teaching kids how to cope when they've been under enormous stress for months on end, it's teaching teachers how to teach these skills. My teacher colleagues would so much rather have practical training that gives them the tools to deal with traumatized kids, or even just anxious and stressed kids having a hard time.[/quote]

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