My 2013 - 2014 Manifesto
Last year was a journey that was filled with much too much drama. This year's journey is going to be much better!After contemplating the SOL scores for this previous year, I have decided the following things
1. Any teacher who comes to me starting a sentence with "These children can't [or don't know]" will have to pay me a dollar for each occurrence. For Example
TEACHER: These children can't do math. ME: Teach them.
TEACHER: These children can't read. ME: Teach them.
TEACHER: These children can't walk down the hall in a single file. ME: Teach them.
TEACHER: These children can't sit still. ME: Teach them.
The contract they signed says that they are a TEACHER - in fact, a highly qualified teacher, so that is my expectation of them.
Also, I remember when I first started teaching and my supervisor equated training my children to training a dog. I was horrified! 33 years later, I have come to agree. If I can train a dog to obey, certainly I can train a brilliant child to obey, also.
This video proves it:
Why should I expect any less from my students?
2. When I show up to a classroom, I WILL NOT teach the entire lesson without previously sitting down and planning with the teacher. I am so tired of hearing "Oh good! Your here! You can teach the lesson!"
This will take A LOT of restraint on my part. I always want to jump in and take over!
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