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mopinko

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11. don't teach in a classroom

Reply to mbperrin (Reply #9)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 10:55 AM

Sep 2013

but have 5 kids, so yeah, i "taught" for many years including 8 years of homeschooling.
so, had a kid in the magnet program, taught kids myself, sent kids to the local school, had a kid in a therapeutic charter, so, been in and out.

might have valuable insight into education and i might not, i guess.

eta- sure have spent enough time cleaning up the mess made by factory schools, tho.

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Missing homework, late assignments matter little as Oregon schools grade exclusively on academic... [View all] alp227 Sep 2013 OP

How does the student do that? femmocrat Sep 2013 #1

Some of those "pieces" have nothing to do with learning. FLyellowdog Sep 2013 #2

a real boon to gifted kids. mopinko Sep 2013 #3

Absolutely. Igel Sep 2013 #5

The real problem is for the students who need the structure and can't operate well in a chaotic mbperrin Sep 2013 #4

or maybe they will clear away the useless crap mopinko Sep 2013 #6

Do you teach? mbperrin Sep 2013 #9

don't teach in a classroom mopinko Sep 2013 #11

Might check and see if some of that mess didn't start at home. mbperrin Sep 2013 #14

Agreed, this is probably going to be a disaster... Ka hrnt Sep 2013 #7

I agree 100% on facts - sorry I didn't make that clear. mbperrin Sep 2013 #10

this-they're going to do well regardless of the situation- is a gross mistatement mopinko Sep 2013 #12

That describes our local charter school very well. LWolf Sep 2013 #24

Ugh... Ka hrnt Sep 2013 #8

School isn't supposed to be just about academics; it's also supposed to be preparation for life. n/t duffyduff Sep 2013 #17

the other side of the coin mopinko Sep 2013 #13

How's this news? I taught in a mastery school, too. knitter4democracy Sep 2013 #15

Finally, grades that are actually based on academic mastery. Busy work and brown nosing are gone. Taitertots Sep 2013 #16

That assumes LWolf Sep 2013 #18

Many people are not fortunate enough to have someone like you as their teacher Taitertots Sep 2013 #20

It sounds like that. LWolf Sep 2013 #21

You are not an anomaly... Taitertots Sep 2013 #22

That's the beauty of humanity, Taitertots. LWolf Sep 2013 #23

Those of us teaching in Oregon LWolf Sep 2013 #19