Clarksville, TN (CMCSS) uses the 7 point scale still to this day. My youngest will tell you the stress the additional 3 points make for an "A"...lol
First off I think the "every child" thing is part of the problem. Next the Vox article made it clear that U.S. teachers make more than in countries that outperform us and that teachers are paid lower than other professions in those other countries also. Narrowly focused on reading, writing, and arithmetic?, things that matter in education, the things needed to go on to higher studies where they can use their creativity(or be proficient in a job)? Maybe there's something else that needs considered here. I notice you're from Lincoln Co., I have friends with kids in Stroud schools, I've seen some of their work and results. Their parents are very happy with the education and their kid's learning, they help when needed because it's not handed to the kids. Their dad went to Tulsa schools and has noted how different it is than there, more straight forward teaching without some of the social engineering extras we seem to hear about in Tulsa, OKC, or large urban schools elsewhere. When the state schools get their report cards where are the majority of failing schools located? Is the mentality of teaching different in rural v. urban schools?
Out perform us based on what assessment? The international exams do not reflect what news stories claim because very different pools of students are being tested. And, again the teachers teaching those students do not have accept EVERY child into their education environment.U.S. teachers make more than in countries that outperform us
Yes, the school environment and the environment that students go home to both have a very critical impact on a students education. One reason I often disagree with many of the school reform proposals and top down curriculum and classroom management is education cannot be implemented effectively with cookie cutter approaches. What works in OKC may not work at all in Stroud and vise versa. The evidence has always indicated that students from "small" schools usually out perform students from large urban schools. That is why many of the large districts have incorporated the "School within a School" approach that divides the large schools into smaller somewhat independent settings.Is the mentality of teaching different in rural v. urban schools?
I heard that on the Chad Alexander show... What a dipstick.You wanna read something pathetically ignorant? Take a look at what this asshat has to say in this article!
https://buff.ly/2FO09nc
Compares teacher walkout to extortion!
You wanna read something pathetically ignorant? Take a look at what this asshat has to say in this article!
https://buff.ly/2FO09nc
Compares teacher walkout to extortion!
Isn't that pretty much the definition of union action?Extortion:
Noun: the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
And taxes... well government in generalIsn't that pretty much the definition of union action?
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