tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post6816739902298127003..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: DCPS partners with Michelle Rhee founded group that promotes standardized tests and blames teachers. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-52843225419670963062014-02-17T07:25:51.431-07:002014-02-17T07:25:51.431-07:00Vitti must hate teachers, too. He's pro-Chart...Vitti must hate teachers, too. He's pro-Charter and pro-Rhee. I think the writing is on the wall. He has created fear among teachers, after promising us that he would eliminate the culture of fear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-81985077808500377222014-02-15T07:54:49.664-07:002014-02-15T07:54:49.664-07:00These people who make the big decisions don't ...These people who make the big decisions don't even understand how students learn, or they would change their tunes. They don't understand how many factors go into teaching an entire classroom of students. Some students learn very quickly because they come into school having a variety of background knowledge, a broad vocabulary, a basic understanding of how language works, number sense, etc. Others may come in with a different set of knowledge; however, that knowledge may not be as broad or geared toward academic subjects. That makes it more challenging to teach those students, and those students will learn at a different pace. One student may take a whole year to solidify one concept, whereas another student may only need to hear the information or learn the skill once. Much of teaching is reteaching; many of our students get that reinforcement at home, while others only get it at school. If there is anything I have learned over the past 8 years, it is that students, like adults, need practice all of the time. In my AP English class, I have a wide array of students, some of whom have yet to pass the FCAT. Each and every student wants to prepare for college; however, I do have to modify how I teach to reach each kid. Is every student going to pass the AP test? No; however, if given extra time (they are given 2 hours to write 3 essays), I am confident that each would succeed. People like Rhee might blame me for not ensuring that each student passes the test; however, once again, they don't understand how learning works. None of these policy makers or superintendents or even most principals really understand how learning varies by child. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-72011437387275364502014-02-13T23:37:01.238-07:002014-02-13T23:37:01.238-07:00This is the woman who forced her Principals to che...This is the woman who forced her Principals to cheat to raise test scores. How can DCPS be partnering with this organization and was run off by the school board of DC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com