I'm sorry, erin. May something even spiffier come along for you.
People who teach at the elementary level, I have a question. My assumption has been that you will not be handed a complete curriculum and told "teach this." Rather, that teachers have to plan out the year, and units, and there will be textbooks provided, and standards to meet, but that's more or less it. Does this track with others' experience?
My students today were all "I'll teach what my administrator tells me to teach," as an extension of "I just won't teach anything controversial, so I won't have to deal with diversity issues."
Well, Debet, what if they just use an example in class (I mean, they're not told EVERY DAY exactly what to teach!) and someone goes home and tells their parent, and suddenly that's something controversial? It's not always the things you think will be...especially if you're teaching a class that has kids with parents who aren't exactly how you were raised, be that fundie Christians or immigrants from other countries, or whatever...
Debet, this is highly variable. Some school districts do have a set curriculum that everyone is required to teach to. Sometimes it is as detailed as day-by-day. (There is currently a huge controversy about this in the town I used to inhabit, about a Scott-Foresman reading curriculum for primary.) I suspect there is always *some* room for flexibility/supplementation, but there certainly are set curricula in some areas.
Lewis just texted me that he just watched Dhani Harrison playing Beatles Rock Band in the presentation at his conference. Said he looks just like George.
Totally not jealous. Nope. Not a bit.
"But do they want yellow? Hell no!"
IOmemememeN I love this dress: [link] I think it might even look pretty good on me, but even if it were not precisely flattering, it is so gorgeous that wearing it would make me feel fabulous. Alas, I have neither a good reason to acquire it nor the extra money lying around to justify buying it "just because".
Ima go play the lottery.
People who teach at the elementary level, I have a question.
I don't teach elementary (I teach middle school), but my experience has been that of flea's. At the 2 districts I have taught in, they are given books and unit topics and told during which weeks they should be teaching the topics. I'm fairly certain they get a lot of curr. material, too.
I teach a subject where there hasn't been a curriculum in place, so I write my own curriculum and materials. It's more work, but I like doing it. I can make sure things are very targeted for my students.
I think it might even look pretty good on me, but even if it were not precisely flattering, it is so gorgeous that wearing it would make me feel fabulous.
1. you are fabulous no matter what you wear
2. I think it would look smashing.
I think it might even look pretty good on me, but even if it were not precisely flattering, it is so gorgeous that wearing it would make me feel fabulous.
I'm a bad influence because I'm the devil on your shoulder whispering, "Get it... it's verra pretty and its prettiness would only be enhanced by you wearing it..."
And what Vortex said.
