tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post2116679788330689823..comments2024-03-13T02:37:31.463-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Superintendent Vitti’s no good terrible very bad leadership. (rough draft)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-54272655491944801442015-03-08T08:22:17.663-06:002015-03-08T08:22:17.663-06:00When I was a waitress in college, I would sometime...When I was a waitress in college, I would sometimes wait on people who told me, "I used to wait tables." That meant one of two things: Either they would be understanding if I got behind or made an error or they were going to be the type who thought that they were so much better ie: "I would have removed those plates by now. She sucks!" Vitti is the latter. He remembers that he was so great 15 yrs. ago. That's probably why he loves TFA, but a 2nd yr. teacher has much to learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-51284817485523137002015-03-06T20:58:12.685-07:002015-03-06T20:58:12.685-07:00Only two years in the classroom? That tells me he ...Only two years in the classroom? That tells me he couldn't hack it. No wonder there is such a vendetta against older more experienced teachers who are not only successful, but are also happily making a difference in the lives of children. He's jealous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-70459887964406664592015-03-05T19:55:00.947-07:002015-03-05T19:55:00.947-07:00I agree with most of your points. However, I disag... I agree with most of your points. However, I disagree with your thinking that he is not to blame for the drastic drop in some areas. He is most certainly to blame for a large portion of those drops. Ask the majority of your ELA teachers at the elementary level and they would agree that he is to blame for the drop in scores. We were given novels that were "cheap" in terms of money rather than high in literary value. We were given curriculum guides that direct us to copy passages but no paper and ink to get the job done. We were given curriculum guides days before we were expected to start teaching from them. So much for planning and enhancing. We were directed not to use the text book (which was due to be replaced years ago) because it lacked rigor yet we weren't given enough copies of the novels to use with the classes. I have also heard it was pretty much the same thing for the middle school ELA as well. And what occurred with our reading data last year? It dropped. So, I disagree that he is not to blame for this happening. He is a huge part of the reason it happened. Had we been given the tools needed, we could have made great gains. However, you can't exactly teach a child to read without a book and that is exactly what was expected of us. <br /> I know that the argument could be made that we have been given access to Achieve 3000 this year. However, we have always had access to some computer program that can be used to enhance instruction. I feel this is just another one of those tools. It still does not replace a quality novel or quality instruction. I just hope that next year, they take a serious look at the Reading curriculum because what we are currently doing is not getting the job done. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com