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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here.

If teachers had all of the TWD/ER days with no meetings/PD a lot more could be done. We have a ridiculous amount of TWD and honestly the days that we have PD are mostly a waste of time. Teachers on Monday will be doing another equity training when they could be grading/planning.

Class sizes should be maxed at certain levels. IMO all classes should be capped at 25 kids. If teachers go above that cap they should be paid more and have additional planning time.

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I wish that stupid diversity training thing was it for Monday. It would still be most of a day free.  Some teachers have meetings for the rest of the day as well, and many of us have to drive 30 minutes to another school for an another completely useless, poorly done PD. They talk about equity, but there is none for us - some teachers have 1 prep and hardly any PD or meetings, and others have 4 preps and meetings and PD for two departments.  [b]I'm so over this[/b].[/quote] Public schools continue to decrease in relevance among those with choices.  Good teachers will do well in the private/homeschooling/co-op sector.

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Most of us do not have money to pay for private schools in addition to high RE taxes.  Even for old homes taxes doubled in last 10 years.  And quality of education is just going down while stupid admin is still focusing on dated woke agendas like you all say and who knows what.  It's sort of annoying to have to hear that in order to get quality education we have to pay for private schools, what's the point of moving to a "good school district"?  Merely for peer pressure to have to tutor your kids to keep up with other tutored kids higher standards?[/quote]
What are dated woke agendas? Can you give specific examples?[/quote]

Did you read the previous post replied to? "Teachers on Monday will be doing another equity training when they could be grading/planning"

It's been posted here, read other replies not too far back.  Someone posted I won't be engaging in political discussions.  What I see is overcrowded schools with too few teachers for too few students, inconsistent approach to testing and HW and very slow grading that makes it difficult for parents to know soon enough when kids need help even if they have ability to help their kids.  This is especially challenging for transient crowd (which DC metro area has plenty of), kids who relocated from other districts and especially other metro areas with different schools, standards, parent body, resources, etc. Multiple posts here pointed out bloated admin, too many things teachers have to keep up with [/quote]

I don’t know why wealthy white families think their kids don’t also benefit from discussions on equity.

When we have “equity trainings”, it’s not at all what the naysayers here are thinking. It’s generally centered around looking at our own schools specific testing data and recognizing areas with disproportionate low scores. It’s an opportunity for middle and high school staffs to have teachers collaborate who typically aren’t able to meet with each other and they’ll share various strategies with each other that have worked while also seeking out ideas on how to better support areas we’re struggling. The thing about effective educational practices is they are almost always applicable to all levels. My strategies for SpEd. are useful for the MLL teachers, and AAP teachers hear them and with slight modifications potentially apply them to AAP curriculum.

Also academics is a small part of the puzzle; addressing disproportionate data in behavior, social interactions, school culture, etc. helps ALL students learn in a happy and healthy environment. And if the data is showing minority students feel like other students are increasingly engaging in prejudiced behaviors, then yes, that’s also an area where I as a shire parent probably want my school to have targeted interventions (but I also don’t want racist kids, so results may very here).[/quote]

It's also teachers that are saying these things are a waste of time.

Equity is mostly about achieving equality of results and that is not really the purpose of public education or education in general.  Stay in your lane.  [/quote]

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