tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471555.post113511785215228694..comments2023-06-01T09:12:26.063-06:00Comments on Blogget Jones's Diary: What Do Teachers Teach?Blogget Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742761495065187803noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471555.post-1135199442856717282005-12-21T14:10:00.000-07:002005-12-21T14:10:00.000-07:00Well, in my case, it isn't a fallback career. It'...Well, in my case, it isn't a fallback career. It's my second career. Wait, it might be my third....<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty specialized in this field, though. My focus is instructional design for distance learning. I'm all about trashing the traditional classroom model.<BR/><BR/>I've known some excellent teachers, but they devoted themselves to challenging the "tired and true" (no, not a typo). They pour blood, sweat, and tears into their lessons and into making sure kids are LEARNING. I admire them.<BR/><BR/>The others are in it for the holidays.Glitterstimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821742145813306444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471555.post-1135176534195108032005-12-21T07:48:00.000-07:002005-12-21T07:48:00.000-07:00Oh, I hear ya! That's how we ended up in private ...Oh, I hear ya! That's how we ended up in private school for a few years, until their curriculum went downhill. I've learned that you can't be passive with any school -- your child's education depends on you being present in everything they do.<BR/><BR/>I work with homeschooling curriculum a lot and have a Master's in Education, so my kids' teachers figure out pretty fast that I know where they're falling down on the job. I'm a very vocal and involved parent. Sometimes, I get the feeling they think, "Oh a working mom. She won't be around." Guess again.<BR/><BR/>My daughter moves on to middle school next year. We've been at this elementary school for five years, with two kids, and I'm sure they'll be relieved to not have my name crossing their desks anymore.<BR/><BR/>Applause to you for taking a stand with your child's education! That takes a lot of day-to-day dedication to homeschool properly. Many times, I've wished I had that option. Still, I do what I can to supplement my kids' schooling, but in a fun way so that don't feel they're in school all the time. The three of us are blessed with an insatiable curiosity, so we feed off of one another!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting and more power to ya, sister!Glitterstimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821742145813306444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471555.post-1135118626102153212005-12-20T15:43:00.000-07:002005-12-20T15:43:00.000-07:00We had a teacher take my son from a "brilliant chi...We had a teacher take my son from a "brilliant child,advanced well above his peers' to a kid needing 'extra help"(which involved a 100page workbook of letters to print out,in FIVE days!)<BR/>from a day one of school to day two.<BR/>Grumble grumble grumble.<BR/>I thought the same of her,but fixed her wagon and ours too,by pulling my kiddo out of the system all together.<BR/>The teacher makes ALL the difference.Had we had one,who actually gave a shit,and didn't fly off the handle with me,because I DARED to disagree with her,things might have turned out differently.<BR/><BR/>Uh oh,I feel a rant coming on,lol,I'd better stop!<BR/>A subject near and dear to my heart;pMz.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076492651932041448noreply@blogger.com