tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118591194093113249.post149184810831649125..comments2023-09-08T02:33:14.345-07:00Comments on jennie englund: Call Me RadicalJennie Englundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943722538573178226noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118591194093113249.post-79666705591840621682010-03-21T06:52:28.408-07:002010-03-21T06:52:28.408-07:00love teachers and this blog rocks....
you are ...love teachers and this blog rocks....<br /><br /> you are so right....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118591194093113249.post-50434839241242695142010-03-20T12:18:45.554-07:002010-03-20T12:18:45.554-07:00Honestly, I am shocked by your agreement with this...Honestly, I am shocked by your agreement with this perspective on fixing education. Thank you.<br /><br />I thought I was really putting this out there in a big, crazy way. <br /><br />But I believed in every word, and was willing to take serious criticism.<br /><br />Instead, there's been so much agreement. <br /><br />If so many of us agree on what needs to change, and how, then why is nothing changing?Jennie Englundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943722538573178226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118591194093113249.post-16816449576353622052010-03-20T09:51:29.438-07:002010-03-20T09:51:29.438-07:00I'm so with you! One of the worst things that...I'm so with you! One of the worst things that happened to American education was the No Kid Left Behind program. I'm sure it looked pretty on paper, but in real life it doesn't work. The emphasis on passing the standardized test (called the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test, or CRCT, here in Georgia) takes all the creative fun out of classroom instruction. And don't get me started about how it's pushed the importance of art, PE, and music right off the priority list!<br /><br />I'm originally from NY, so I was already weary of the GA public school system, which ranks somewhere in the bottom ten states nationwide in education. What I've found now that my kids are in school is a teacher staff that cares so much about the education of their students, but who are being strangled by the threat of their school not making Adequate Yearly Progress. No AYP for two consecutive years would mean no federal funding. So sad.<br /><br />It's parents like you and I that make the real difference in our own children's education. All of us need to step up, feed our families real food, unplug our kids for the majority of the day from computers, televisions, ipods, and video games. Expect excellence from our kids so they expect excellence from themselves.<br /><br />And honestly, do children in primary and middle school <em>really</em> need cell phones??<br /><br />You said it right, let's get back to basics.<br /><br />Great post! I found you by way of Jen at Unedited. So glad I did! Looking forward to reading more from you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118591194093113249.post-62939231653809597322010-03-20T08:47:12.556-07:002010-03-20T08:47:12.556-07:00Your response is spot on. I'm sorry of teache...Your response is spot on. I'm sorry of teachers being the punching bags for all that is wrong in America. Our country's quick response without any rational thought is getting embarrassing.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118591194093113249.post-27636673571527803952010-03-20T07:59:08.558-07:002010-03-20T07:59:08.558-07:00I was worried about being too radical here. There&...I was worried about being too radical here. There's that fine line between professionalism and free speech. <br /><br />Education is just one of those things I'm really passionate about. <br /><br />And I'm glad you are, too!<br /><br />Great question, Jackee. I'll think about that.Jennie Englundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943722538573178226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118591194093113249.post-61576256007957243582010-03-19T13:49:31.046-07:002010-03-19T13:49:31.046-07:00Some people should really watch what they say, the...Some people should really watch what they say, then again some people just can't help themselves!<br /><br />Love your blog, love your points, loved this post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118591194093113249.post-48064531130824264992010-03-19T12:30:59.526-07:002010-03-19T12:30:59.526-07:00Thank you! As a teacher, I saw that cover, reached...Thank you! As a teacher, I saw that cover, reached for it, and yanked my hand back. I knew what it would say. <br /><br />There are a lot of problems in education, don't get me wrong. But some of them are beyond what a human teacher can do with the kids in only 6 hours a day.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118591194093113249.post-3226033203184717002010-03-19T09:53:51.494-07:002010-03-19T09:53:51.494-07:00Well said! The thing that rankles me the most is t...Well said! The thing that rankles me the most is that education is the first thing to be cut, and the first thing to be cut is teacher's pay and classroom needs rather than administration and transportation. Teachers are the frontlines and needed to be rewarded as such.<br /><br />But how do we fix public education to reflect the proper values?Jackeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351019926958000627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118591194093113249.post-19007528189841800882010-03-19T02:22:08.227-07:002010-03-19T02:22:08.227-07:00If teachers weren't doing their jobs, people w...If teachers weren't doing their jobs, people would be unable read Newsweek. I'm sick and tired of teachers getting the bulk of the blame because "Johnny can't read." Every year, the classroom teacher is being required to do more with less. They work countless unpaid hours over and above their official time on the clock and their pay is generally far below other jobs that require a college education. Everything I am today is a testimony to the teachers I had. I don't think I had more than a few inept teachers. On the other hand, I've had a hundred good teachers from kindergarten to college. To my credit, I still appreciate (almost) all of them.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165020234146959564noreply@blogger.com