Depends on the principals.
If s/he is mostly interested/values the paperwork aspect and wants the teachers to have all files in order, then the teachers will just pass out the papers, test, chart, graph and give the results to the principal.

If the principal wants actual learning then asking for colorful flipcharts for the promethean boards won't be required for every class.

If the school has lots of 1st or 2nd year young teachers, then how the classroom looks is more important than content. If the school has a balanced percentage of seasoned and new teachers, then there is direct teaching and a rich content.

Yes, if you call the few minutes instruction each student gets.

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Anonymous wrote:That is the problem isn't it? No body seems to do the teaching anymore. Even the gifted kids benefit and need direct instructions.

Is nobody teaching at your child's school? The teachers at my children's schools are teaching.

Not really, they present information and give the kids chapters to read and expect them to learn themselves mostly.

Anonymous wrote:Catholic schools seem to have a lot of direct instruction. Agree public school gives the kids more freedom which is good and bad.

pulled our kid from a Catholic

When she hit public for the first time this year, we immediately knew her reading level. She was so off the charts but had been reading books two grade levels behind.

I can't say I was pleased, but what did we know?

Catholic schools seem to have a lot of direct instruction. Agree public school gives the kids more freedom which is good and bad.

Anonymous wrote:That is the problem isn't it? No body seems to do the teaching anymore. Even the gifted kids benefit and need direct instructions.

Is nobody teaching at your child's school? The teachers at my children's schools are teaching.

That is the problem isn't it? No body seems to do the teaching anymore. Even the gifted kids benefit and need direct instructions.

So, everyone is expecting our children to be independent learners. Projects, and computers and the teachers are there only if they need help? Okay so there are advocates for special education and now there is TAG for the bright independent learners, so where does that leave the smart non-independant kids that need teaching.