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Originally Posted by lisafitzh2o
WOW...my prayers are with you DAILY.
I spent 7 years teaching in the public school system and just couldn't take the NCLB *#@! any more. I was in an inner-city school -- tutored kids before school, worked through my lunch hours, tutored kids after school, ate-lived-and-breathed TCAP preparation. When I got my test results I was excited because I had kids who came into my class at the beginning of the year in the 7th percentile who scored in the 40th percentile....only to get fussed at because they didn't score at least 50th. I'm looking at the principal almost in tears saying, "Does nobody care how far these kids came in one year?" and he calmly tells me that Central Office doesn't really care how far they've come, only if they scored at least 50. My teaching ability was judged by the scores of these students.
So now I'm the principal of a private Christian school....I traded one whirlwind for another. In public school, the parents I worked with never showed up, didn't care how their kids were doing. CHRISTIAN parents, on the other hand, can gripe and complain like NOOOOBODY else! :sshhh
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Unfortunately, in most states, one snapshot [a state test], has become the benchmark of the learning process. This is a common gripe of many in the profession. Teachers are compelled to teach to one test while ignoring the whole child.
I taught 8 years in NYC ... and came to Houston last year. I've also realized kids are kids ... no matter the setting.
I am interested in getting a second master's in Educational Administration. Right now ... all that's on hold for many reasons. Hopefully, I can start next summer.
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