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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The kids don't necessarily need to be able to access the internet in order to benefit from the other resources - the teachers do and I'm sure teachers in FCPS have access to the internet. The teacher can have these resources available for the kids to use in the classroom and bring home. The use of boring black & white dittos is outdated and shows an incredible lack of creativity on the part of the teacher. There are a number of resources that teachers can access for free (or very little money for a subscription which the school system may already have a subscription for anyway….) - it only takes investigating and finding the numerous things out there. Unfortunately, it sounds like the teachers you're dealing with are set in their ways and don't want to try anything new and interesting. Lacking a desire to try new things is something which happens in every profession, but it's hard for me to see with teachers since there is a lot out there for teachers…they just have to look for it.  
 
 
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You are incredibly naïve.  Teachers are not free to send just anything they find home.  Plus, this all costs money.[/quote]

I'm not naive. I have teenage children who have been exposed to and benefited from everything that i have listed. They have had incredible teachers who have used a variety of resources available to them which provided a rich and interesting level of learning. Unfortunately, you are part of the problem since you continue to let teachers off the hook to continue the same, boring routine. There is plenty of information available to teachers through various resources - the county system alone should have strong resources. And I'm not sure where I ever said that the teacher should bring anything they wanted into the classroom - there are obviously rules and regulations that need to be followed, but to suggest that the same old thing needs to be done is pathetic. In fact, the last thing I would ever want is for a teacher to decide what he/she will teach in class since that is where some crazy stuff happens. That is why all teachers should be working as a collaborative team! Also, there are plenty of free resources for teachers! But, they have to seek them out! [/quote]

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