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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 380898" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>I am anxious to see it. Oprah had two shows about it and they were very interesting. easy child is a firts grade teacher so she is very interested to see it too. I think this is an exciting time for teachers who want to make a difference and aren't afraid of being evaluated on performance. There are so many cities that are overhauling their entire school systems because they are in crisis and so the opportunities are there to be outstanding.</p><p></p><p>For example, easy child never leaves her classroom before 7 pm and then spends all evening grading papers and preparing for the next day. She has two children who are very low and should not have been passed out of kindergarten but she took it upon herself to tutor them every day after school. She said she can see it making a big difference and even though they will both probably have to repeat first grade they will have a good chance holding their own instead of continuing to fall further behind. She is creating modified lessons for them and is commited to helping them reach their potential. There are other teachers who would just let them fail. Many teachers walk out of their rooms as soon as the children leave. They don't want to do anything extra and are reluctant to being paid on performance. I help in her classroom on Fridays by testing the children on their word buddies. She is a natural and is doing a wonderful job. She continues to look for new ways to teach and keep the children's interest. It's a charter school so she makes far less than if she were in a public school, but I believe teachers have to go above and beyond to help solve our education crisis. Those that are willing to do that will hopefully be compensated.</p><p></p><p>Our city is one that is in crisis. We closed a lot of school at the end of last year. The superintendant has reassigned teachers and has opened several new schools that are non traditional, all girls, all boys, school of the arts, schools for underperformaing children, schools for at risk kids. He is shaking up the district and it's about time, they have been floating along too many years just passing kids through.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 380898, member: 59"] I am anxious to see it. Oprah had two shows about it and they were very interesting. easy child is a firts grade teacher so she is very interested to see it too. I think this is an exciting time for teachers who want to make a difference and aren't afraid of being evaluated on performance. There are so many cities that are overhauling their entire school systems because they are in crisis and so the opportunities are there to be outstanding. For example, easy child never leaves her classroom before 7 pm and then spends all evening grading papers and preparing for the next day. She has two children who are very low and should not have been passed out of kindergarten but she took it upon herself to tutor them every day after school. She said she can see it making a big difference and even though they will both probably have to repeat first grade they will have a good chance holding their own instead of continuing to fall further behind. She is creating modified lessons for them and is commited to helping them reach their potential. There are other teachers who would just let them fail. Many teachers walk out of their rooms as soon as the children leave. They don't want to do anything extra and are reluctant to being paid on performance. I help in her classroom on Fridays by testing the children on their word buddies. She is a natural and is doing a wonderful job. She continues to look for new ways to teach and keep the children's interest. It's a charter school so she makes far less than if she were in a public school, but I believe teachers have to go above and beyond to help solve our education crisis. Those that are willing to do that will hopefully be compensated. Our city is one that is in crisis. We closed a lot of school at the end of last year. The superintendant has reassigned teachers and has opened several new schools that are non traditional, all girls, all boys, school of the arts, schools for underperformaing children, schools for at risk kids. He is shaking up the district and it's about time, they have been floating along too many years just passing kids through. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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