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[b]Knowing the root cause is not the same as addressing it. What have you actually done, either personally or as part of a group to help students overcome the reasons they miss classes[/b]? [/quote]

So you're blaming teachers now?

This is a point I've made again and again, and you're part of the problem.

I don't owe you an explanation of steps I've taken, especially with your accusatory tone.

You're part of the problem, and you'll continue to help the system erode each and every day.

thanks[/quote]

[b]This work is part of our job. Each and every day. You don’t do this important part of your job and you resent being called out for it.[/b][/quote]

You are an ahole pp! I'm not a teacher but you are out of line. The teacher's responsibility is teaching, not social worker or counselor. Teachers are mandated reporters of abuse. It ends there. It is the school administrators responsibility to police attendance requirements and hire staff to monitor the epidemic and offer solutions. [/quote]

Thanks to the ^ PP for defending me for not doing my job.

So here you go, Einstein. (I'm replying to the PP in bold.)  I'll give you ONE example of what I did for ONE kid for an entire semester - not in any particular order b/c you wouldn't understand anyway.  (One year half of my 32 students in ONE class had IEPs and behavioral issues. They traveled in a pack, and there were pages of pages of entries on the comm logs on multiple students in that group.)

[b]1. talked to student - switched up my strategies, my groupings, my planning with the sped co-teacher
2. called home - could never reach the mother 
3. emailed colleagues regarding successful methods in dealing with student - nothing of substance was shared, as she was an issue in all of her classes
4. tested reading level (reading 3 grade levels below)
5. documented all behaviors in class on the comm log - many, many entries (not just from me)
6. contacted counselor about a meeting with parent
7.  suggested testing for an IEP (ED specifically, as she was not a coded student in this co-taught class) - was slapped down for overstepping bounds
8. contacted school psychologist to observe - In a nutshell, psych said the kid needed to be disciplined and that her hands were tied. OK, thanks for nothing
9. sent home work after she had been suspended for fighting before an assembly where a popular figure was giving a motivational speech during Hispanic Heritage Month - She beat up a boy. Hey - she was tough.
10. completed a BIP and FBA that went nowhere[/b]

long story short - She was placed in an [b]honors [/b]English class the next semester with a wonderful teacher who should have been a role model. She failed the class and was gone the next year.

lather, rinse, repeat - multiple times throughout the year
So when does teaching get done?

You claim this is OUR job.  So I'm assuming (ASSuming?) you're an educator.  Tell me what you've done that matches anything close to what I've done.  I resent being unfairly called out by an a**hole like you.  You are an a**hole.[/quote]

Nothing on this list is exceptional. These are all basic things that even first-year teachers would be expected to do. Thousand of teachers in MCOS do all of these things for multiple students. If you think you’ve gone above and beyond the call of duty with that list, you are deluded.[/quote]

You must be an excellent teacher and work well with tough student.  I wish there were more teachers like you so MCPS can close the achievement gap and make every student successful.  Would you consider to move to one of the lower ranking school to teach?[/quote]

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