Joe Carrano

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@educator4ever36 And caring about mental health allows decision makers to paint themselves as morally superior than the lowly teacher who just wants kids to learn content. As if they are mutually exclusive. Best SEL: teach kids very well in all subjects.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@mikesully97 @JamesLNuzzo And getting worse. More and more admin with less and less experience in the classroom and nearly no understanding of how kids learn and what makes good teachers good. They feel threatened by good teaching and good teachers because they don’t recognize it.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

Mind you, this student for the years he’s been in school was in ESL classrooms.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

While reading “Lord of the Flies” with my 5th graders today: “I think Jack’s seditious behavior is going to make it easier for the other kids to rebel against Ralph as chief.” @smorrisey Another instance of words sticking and being used in all subjects.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

The story should be about mismanaged funding in public schools. Districts had carte blanche for a long time. They squandered funds on 1-1 devices, technology platforms, ludicrously overpriced terrible curriculum, etc.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@educator4ever36 One day someone needs to write a book about how the education profession became the most unserious, patronizing career one could have. Maybe @JonHaidt can write “The Condescension Toward the American Teacher.”

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@oliviajune82 I’m not sure I can love a statement more.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@educator4ever36 @theaetist This may or may not be true but it does do 2 things; it shows the class that you are willing to do something about behavior and it also gives the 25 other kids a chance to play without someone who time and again threatens their safety.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@JamesAFurey @tetheredtoed1 I’ve heard @MrZachG say this. Being a good teacher in a bad school is damn near impossible. Apologies if I didn’t word it correctly. Good teachers are spoken to privately more than ones who are openly failing. Weak admin detest strong teachers.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@S_Oberle Yes, but have you focused on your why?

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@smorrisey For example: when studying the word “omnivore” a student inferred the meaning of “Omni” without teacher input. His reasoning was since I taught them what the word omniscient meant, he used that to surmise that omni should mean “all.”

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@smorrisey Might I add that their knowledge of these roots & words lead to discussions about the nuance & depth of words. The accumulated knowledge of vocabulary and spelling isn’t in a vacuum;it aids their comprehension as their understanding of words deepens.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@HippyMomPhD This is everything I see in math every day I teach 5th grade. Many math curriculum lean heavy into “conceptual”, whatever that means to different people. Kids who get it, get it. Kids who don’t are beyond confused. The procedure helps them see the light.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@JamesAFurey I know many teachers, including myself, that just want to work in a school that resembles a school. Discipline. Structure. Respect. Building intellect. Every one of us would take a pay cut for that. But sometimes the devil you know…

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@MrZachG @mikesully97 …know it today when I review and that was months ago. Eureka does this every lesson. Kids who are good with #s use standard algorithm, kids who need more support blend strategies and are confused.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@MrZachG @mikesully97 Got a less than stellar observation because I didn’t use all the strategies and was told I am “hindering students chances of doing advanced math.” Btw students practiced about 20 problems each. 3 wrong total as a class. Modeled, guided practice, solo practice. Students still… 2/

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@KelleyBabcock @drakmog @JamesAFurey I have not seen this but will definitely look into it. Is it expensive?

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@drakmog @JamesAFurey Much of the “writing workshop” model focuses on volume. But when you focus on the quantity you end up with slop. The craft and art of good writing is missing from primary school. Building writing from the sentence level up is the way, but not flashy.

[Joe Carrano @CarranoJoe]

@drakmog @JamesAFurey Every primary writing curriculum I’ve seen is horrendous. I’ve yet to see one good one. Also, writing is unique in that many teachers are taught to just assign writing without teaching it because many people never learned how to teach it. Teaching it is hard. Assigning is easy.