Comments on: C Is Not For Cookie http://www.edwize.org/c-is-not-for-cookie Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: greg32farris http://www.edwize.org/c-is-not-for-cookie/comment-page-1#comment-66311 greg32farris Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:57:13 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=2838#comment-66311 I do not blame you for being upset with this person, people that do not come in directly with the students shouldn't be making judgements like this. A teacher normally knows what is best for the student, since he or she is around them majority of the day. I do not blame you for being upset with this person, people that do not come in directly with the students shouldn’t be making judgements like this. A teacher normally knows what is best for the student, since he or she is around them majority of the day.

]]> By: Ms. Flecha http://www.edwize.org/c-is-not-for-cookie/comment-page-1#comment-66269 Ms. Flecha Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:00:11 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=2838#comment-66269 That's the thing - sometimes we can work our butt off on teaching the ELL kids decoding and reading skills, but it comes down to vocabulary. But I guess reading teachers aren't supposed to teach that? I think you had a right to be insulted (no matter what the AP really thinks about kids learning). There are APs at my school like that too -- apparently, if they know how to hold a book in 1st grade, put them on B one of them says. I appreciate the way you broke down the leap from B to C -- I never really learned the differences between levels and I have third graders on E who have much stronger inferencing skills (but are poorer decoders) than kids on level M. That’s the thing – sometimes we can work our butt off on teaching the ELL kids decoding and reading skills, but it comes down to vocabulary. But I guess reading teachers aren’t supposed to teach that?

I think you had a right to be insulted (no matter what the AP really thinks about kids learning). There are APs at my school like that too — apparently, if they know how to hold a book in 1st grade, put them on B one of them says. I appreciate the way you broke down the leap from B to C — I never really learned the differences between levels and I have third graders on E who have much stronger inferencing skills (but are poorer decoders) than kids on level M.

]]> By: Redcatcher http://www.edwize.org/c-is-not-for-cookie/comment-page-1#comment-66263 Redcatcher Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:23:16 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=2838#comment-66263 After 30 years in the system, I've met administrators who have run the gamut. I've had superintendents who told principals that part of their rating would be based on grievances that should have been resolved at Step 1 to principals who told teachers they may not use school restrooms. When the principal saw teachers using the restrooms, they were written up for insubordination. (Even the hearing officer at Step 3 thought the principal was nuts.) After 30 years in the system, I’ve met administrators who have run the gamut. I’ve had superintendents who told principals that part of their rating would be based on grievances that should have been resolved at Step 1 to principals who told teachers they may not use school restrooms. When the principal saw teachers using the restrooms, they were written up for insubordination.
(Even the hearing officer at Step 3 thought the principal was nuts.)

]]> By: Techmeister http://www.edwize.org/c-is-not-for-cookie/comment-page-1#comment-66262 Techmeister Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:53:36 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=2838#comment-66262 Let me first say that you are doing a great job and these types of situations are very common. May I suggest one piece of food for thought? The very thoughts you express to us here about your AP and her lack of communication and the very thoughts you express to us are one in the same. Try and express your thoughts to her in a civil way and "break the cycle" Someone may comment that you will pay a retribution for expressing your thoughts to the AP, but at least you will fully know the reality in which you work. Otherwise I believe you are destined to blog without solution. Just my two cents. Let me first say that you are doing a great job and these types of situations are very common. May I suggest one piece of food for thought? The very thoughts you express to us here about your AP and her lack of communication and the very thoughts you express to us are one in the same. Try and express your thoughts to her in a civil way and “break the cycle” Someone may comment that you will pay a retribution for expressing your thoughts to the AP, but at least you will fully know the reality in which you work. Otherwise I believe you are destined to blog without solution. Just my two cents.

]]> By: Redcatcher http://www.edwize.org/c-is-not-for-cookie/comment-page-1#comment-66258 Redcatcher Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:27:47 +0000 http://edwize.org/?p=2838#comment-66258 Stop complaining. This AP may be for "Change We Can Believe In." Just move the kids to level C, and pass them on to the next grade. You must be living in Oz if you think that AP truly cares about whether the kids learn to read or not. Stop complaining. This AP may be for “Change We Can Believe In.” Just move the kids to level C, and pass them on to the next grade. You must be living in Oz if you think that AP truly cares about whether the kids learn to read or not.

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