The “Pass It On” movement is a wonderful concept in society. The idea of passing king acts along to other people, who then pass on another kind act is amazing. However, the “Pass Them On” movement being forced on public school teachers is not a benefit to the students, teachers, nor society. Public school systemsContinue reading “Pass It (Them) On”
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Devalued Diplomas
One of the extremely frustrating aspect of teaching in public schools today is watching the declining value of our students’ diplomas. By declining in value I am including several factors and stats into my reasoning. Things to quickly come to mind include: graduation rate increases the past two decades, No Child Left Behind Act ofContinue reading “Devalued Diplomas”
Cookie Cutter Education Will Not Work!!!
Educators at every level spend time in professional development. In my current school system (and most other public school systems) we begin each school year with three in-service days. We are granted very little time to be in our rooms actually preparing for our students’ arrival. We spend lots of time being reminded how eachContinue reading “Cookie Cutter Education Will Not Work!!!”
Bullying in a Public School System
As 10/7/2019 was World Day of Bullying Prevention, I thought it would be appropriate to let everyone know how it is addressed in my current school system. I have noticed it for years, but I took yesterday as an opportunity to simply watch and listen each time our students were in the halls between classes.Continue reading “Bullying in a Public School System”
Wrong Direction!!!!
I am so confused by so many things which we do today in public schools. The sad part is that many of the misguided things we do hurt the education, and emotional, growth of our students. The worst part of all of the misguided things we do is simply to avoid having parents calling administrationContinue reading “Wrong Direction!!!!”
Testing…Testing…Testing…
Testing. Testing. Testing. Testing is all our students know, because testing is all we teach them. I hear all the time how wonderful the school system I currently teach in is perceived to be. Parents literally move their families to this county for the public school system. Our test scores and graduation rateContinue reading “Testing…Testing…Testing…”
Students Not Numbers
When did students stop being students and become only numbers within our school systems? What or who allowed this to happen? Is it money? Is it arrogance? Is it politics? The answer is unfortunately yes to all of these reasons and more. When policy makers set standards which have to be achieved and schoolContinue reading “Students Not Numbers”
The Issue We Choose to Fight
Since my last post discussed the issue of school shootings I would like to comment on the nation wide student walkout which took place shortly after the Marjory Stoneman High School shooting. In some ways I would also like to link this back to my “Simple Things” series. The reason for this is myContinue reading “The Issue We Choose to Fight”
School Safety
I never thought I would fear going to work as a public high school teacher. Yet, there are days now when I consider taking a day off due to some event or tension that took place the day before at my school. I cringe when my students jump just because someone knocked on theContinue reading “School Safety”
A Few Simple Things: Punctuality
Have you ever worked in a job where you could come in late, leave early, and be late to every meeting all day with no consequences? If you have, please let me know so I can tell students in my public school system where to look for work. We teach our students nothing aboutContinue reading “A Few Simple Things: Punctuality”
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