Why Teachers Resign

Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 3 months ago to Education
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Please read this link. She expressed her frustration better than I did.

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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I wonder how we would evaluate their current standards if our children or grandchildren were living in Indiana?
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Many boards are merely shills for the teachers unions - most in any community of any size. Some are merely dupes - I mean who can argue that "Improving standards" is wrong?
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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    For any school board, why do they just roll over and take it? Must be tied to state testing? Do districts or the state get money if they comply with CC?
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I went to a Catholic grade school and the nuns taught reading, writing, and arithmetic along with religion. If the RC church has thrown in with the anti-mind, anti-reason left, then we must re-double our efforts to do away with CC. Do you need someone to ride shotgun while you're handing out the flyers? :-)
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Well, officially, they are working for themselves as the archdiocese, and my local parish, have their own schools. Had the info been sent only to school parents, I would have been less incensed - I still would have been, but at least they would only have been propagandizing to their own constituents so to speak, but since this was in the bulletin that goes to all I seems to be supporting CC in general, not merely to those in the Catholic schools. That, in my opinion, is verging on political advocacy, since the methods of instruction certainly aren't a part of Catholic theology.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The "myths" are propaganda from the pro-CC crowd. And yes, the Milwaukee Archdiocese is promoting CC. Even the Madison Archdiocese has rejected CC.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Our local Catholic archdiocese had a letter from the archbishop and another one about "the myths of Common Core" inserted into our weekly bulletins the past two weeks. I wrote our local pastor and asked to include a factual based counter insert to be included in the weekly bulletin. He refused. I just might print them up and put them on the windshields during upcoming masses. Probably have the sheriff called on me for trespassing - at my own parish.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 11 years, 3 months ago
    I spent most of the past 2 years in Australia (and NZ) and my best mate there was a teacher with 30 years experience. He had many of the same complaints as in this letter. He took retirement bonus last year when offered (to make room for younger teachers to have a job.) He said the administration would be happier with the young teachers, because he sometimes gave lip service to the requirements and delivered what he knew would be more effective (based on 30 years experience) for the 1st grade students. They will miss him. He is also a composer of music for the theatre, and now has more time for that. The musical Boadicea opens in May in Brisbane.
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yup. I just saw where Indiana has outlawed Common Core. I'd like to think we had a small part in making that happen. Let's keep making noise. Only 44 more states to go.
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