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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real issue is that the school systems are not providing a curriculum, complete with supporting texts, that can be used as a sound foundation for teachers.  This means that teachers are left to put together whatever they can however they can do it, which means most material for our new and young teachers is created on the fly.  TPT can be a great resource for additional creative resources.  It should not be used for a primary source.

The abdication by the school system(s) of one of its primary responsibilities, providing curriculum and resources, is appalling and I am disturbed that more people on this thread don't recognize that.  Really, the silo approach to teaching, whereby one teacher decides his/her own curricula and then teaches it, is why our nation had to move to the standardized testing model we're in now.  Otherwise heaven only knows what Johnny and Cindy and Lindsey Lou would be studying.

You reap what you sow, people.[/quote]

It is not abdication by school systems.  This is how teachers want it.[/quote]

That's a sweeping statement. Most of the teachers in my building resent that our district has plenty of money to hire too many admins but not enough to buy an actual curriculum. We don't make much money ourselves and I am tired of spending my own money just to do my job. I already provide nearly everything in my classroom on my own dime except for the clunky old desktops in the corner and the ancient furniture. We get 2 boxes of copy paper each year and a random assortment of office supplies (most of which I don't need).[/quote]

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