Wednesday, July 31, 2013

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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