[MOSAIC] suzanne & everyday math

[Renee]

Thanks. It's always nice to have someone agree with me.
I am not in Phoenix, nor have I ever been there. I live in Northern  
California. I think I have multiple lives. :-)

Renee

On May 3, 2008, at 3:31 PM, Mary and Pete Montoya wrote:

>   I absolutely agree, Renee...We often feel the pressure to teach
>   to the text, and are not allowed the independence to teach students!
>   p.s. are you in Phoenix?
>
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>   From: "Renee" <phoenixone at sbcglobal.net>
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>
>> Hi Cami,
>>
>> I am sorry if I came across as criticizing individual teachers. I know
>> that's how it sounded and in a way I was doing just that, but from a
>> more global perspective. When I say teachers need to speak out, I am
>> talking about getting involved in things like district level  
>> committees
>> which have input on these decisions. Perhaps some districts don't have
>> these committees, but all the districts in which I've worked HAVE had
>> them, and I have been on them. There are some teachers on these
>> committees (and sometimes most of them) who just "go along" and do not
>> speak out even when they have the opportunity to effect change.
>>
>> I did not mean to offend anyone but there ARE teachers who CAN speak
>> out who do not. I feel for those who are mandated to do a certain  
>> thing
>> and who are policed in doing so. I have never been in that position  
>> and
>> in that I feel lucky. I will say, though, that I have been in  
>> positions
>> where the mandates are to follow the program "with fidelity" and I
>> still found many ways and times to bring in best practices, with
>> justification that I was addressing certain standards.
>>
>> It will be a great day when teachers can teach again.
>>
>> Renee
>>
>>
>> On May 3, 2008, at 10:37 AM, VCMUR at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Renee,
>>>
>>> my district just adopted EM .   I would love to slow down and
>>> supplement with
>>> other things but we were told in no uncertain terms that we may not  
>>> do
>>> that.
>>>  We have a consultant who meets with us once a month for PD and makes
>>> sure
>>> that we follow the program exactly each day regardless of how the
>>> children are
>>> doing.   It kills me but I don't have a choice so please refrain from
>>> criticizing individual teachers.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Cami
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 5/3/08 10:39:53 AM, phoenixone at sbcglobal.net  
>>> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have to make a comment here. If a teacher thinks a program "moves
>>>> too
>>>> quickly" then why is that teacher not slowing down and supplementing
>>>> where supplementing is due? In my mind, this is a ridiculous  
>>>> criticism
>>>> of a program..... any program. Programs do not teach students.
>>>> Teachers
>>>> teach students. Do people not learn any more how to actually teach?
>>>>
>>>> Renee.... who is feeling crotchety this morning.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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>> ~William Butler Yeats
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