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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it interesting that teachers excuse other teachers for sending home error ridden worksheets. [/quote]

My daughter's teacher creates her own material on a daily basis as a way of enlivening the curriculum and in addition to the suggested materials purchased by the country.   SOme come from online sources, but she makes a lot herself.   (That's the "freedom to be creative" piece people are so worried will be lost with national standards.)  If there are a few typos I am not going to get my panties in a wad.

If a published curriculum were riddled with errors, I would expect that material not to be used, and I would find fault with a school district that allowed it to be purchased and used.   I would not find fault with a teacher for sending home work from a required text.

The few examples we have seen here from New York State (math curriculum questions that are confusing) I would find unacceptable if they were assigned on a daily basis by an individual teacher.   If they are part of an official curriculum adopted by a school district, I would be contacting that school district and holding it accountable for adopting this textbook as there are better ones out there.[/quote]

If I created a manual for software and that software's manual was being tested and contained errors to the point where it confused the testers, I would be held responsible - and rightfully so. If a teacher sends home a worksheet with errors that frustrates a child and upsets the peace of the household, you darn well should 'get your panties in a wad'.

Unreal - no personal responsibility demonstrated at all. [/quote]

You don't see the difference between a software manual being prepared for publication (presumably within a timeframe of a month or more) and a teacher creating worksheets every day for her class to take home at night???[/quote]

No, I do not. Matter of fact, I see the teacher's job as easier - pick or create a worksheet, look it over to be sure there are no errors that might confuse the child - left out arrows, typos, unclear instructions, etc., copy it, then hand it out.

If a teacher does not have the time to make sure a worksheet is correct, they need a new job.[/quote]

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