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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Everyone thinks they’re an expert on schools because they were once a student. But thinking you know how to teach kindergarten because you were once a kindergartener is like thinking you could direct a movie because you once watched Star Wars. Teaching is an art and a science. It requires specialized education and years of practice. Listen to teachers.”

Can someone explain the state of education in the US then? So many kids are failing.

And while you’re at it, explain how there are many homeschool success stories. We know many families nationwide that chose to homeschool during the pandemic rather than suffer through virtual school. Kids that were behind in math and reading were able to catch up (and some were able to progress beyond grade level) when they were given one-on-one attention and met where they were at.

SJH kills me. “SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!” She’s unhinged! 🤣[/quote]

I’m not on AEM and have no idea who you are talking about but oh my god- don’t compare homeschooling to public school. Homeschooling is literally one on one instruction all day long, and usually at the cost of one parent’s income since they are home. People that aren’t teachers should be involved in decisions about how schools are run but that doesn’t mean there aren’t non-teachers out there that could be teachers if they wanted to.[/quote]

Pointing out that teaching does NOT require specialized education. Teaching 30 first graders? Yes. Teaching grammar and spelling? No.[/quote]

Then what is pedagogy?[/quote]

Just theory to make teachers feel better about themselves. Too bad many children achieve better outcomes outside of traditional school settings.

I mean, take a look at effing Lucy Calkins. All of you “experts” followed her like sheep![/quote]

Lol teachers can literally lose their job for not following the curriculum their district chooses. I had someone in the position of Teaching and Learning Director let me go from a position that was supposed to be one year long all because I questioned Calkins and was teaching my students parts of speech and some spelling patterns. They were fourth graders in a decently wealthy MA suburb and their writing seemed more like that of first graders. People in the district feared this director and told me someone yelled “Lucy Calkins sucks” during a meeting once and then the director went to their room to be sure it was all they were using during ELA for about two weeks. A few teachers tried to supplement but they had tenure so eyes weren’t on them as much. The special ed teacher I co-taught with for three months there wrote me a nice letter of recommendation so I could get a six month long term sub position elsewhere. She couldn’t stand the woman who fired me either. She was literally awful in many ways and I just wasn’t afraid to question her. I tried teaching the students things I felt they should know by fourth grade and I also wasted time with the dumb Calkins lessons that often just confused the kids. The teacher I was co-teaching with let me know that the parents were upset I was let go and she showed me screenshots from a fb group where they said I was engaging. The woman who fired me actually told me the kids were “just eating (me) up” after she stopped in my class one time. So I think I was a pretty good teacher but yeah, even in a state with strong unions you can’t just teach however you want. That risks your job and income and benefits...

The system is a mess but I haven’t questioned what a school wants me to teach since that time I was fired for doing so. I’m convinced I could help the education system more once I’m done with teaching. Until then I do have to play the stupid little games if I want a job... sorry.[/quote]

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