Kid scores 100% on a retest... Only given a 70%. For what possible justification do we put scores in the gradebook that do not match what a student knows?
There is no average time to learn something. Punishing students for taking longer to learn something seems archaic
I think teachers shine the most... not when they’re teaching well crafted, innovative lessons... but when they’re working patiently with students who are struggling.
We shouldn't start preparing kids for college when they are 5. We should be helping them learn to be a good friend, play with others, and love learning.
This right here is the problem…instead of trying to understand and address the reasons behind the lack of special education teachers, the TDOE decides it is a better idea to recruit new SPED teachers that will eventually be in the same sinking ship. https://t.co/qQLjzRIdzT
.@GovBillLee, if virtual school caused “learning loss,” we must acknowledge that no school is causing much worse. Schools are closing. Students are quarantining for days/weeks. Immuno-compromised/disabled students can’t safely attend school. So what’s the plan? 🦗🦗 #education
@millerbev@GovBillLee We are scared and we are tired. Our families and our health matter as we are trying to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for students that we love and being cut at the knees as we are trying.
As a lifelong Tennessean, I have never been more concerned about my state and my people. Public education is the very cornerstone of our democracy, and we obviously have a governor determined to destroy it. @GovBillLee I honestly don’t know how you sleep at night.
Please read this tweet. I cannot stress enough that the shortage of special education teachers will only continue to grow until these unrealistic expectations and responsibilities are addressed. Working 12+ hours a day and working on weekends is not sustainable or desirable.
Should Special Education teachers focus on case management and IEP implementation, instruction, or both in their roles?
Together, they are essentially two fulltime jobs. How can we create roles for SPED Ts that are sustainable than the average 5 year burnout trend? #edutwitter
I think effective teachers are not driven by the standards; they’re driven by the needs of their kids. They understand the curriculum and they teach what is required but it’s always in the context of understanding where their students are, and what it takes to move them forward.
Expecting students to do things that they aren't developmentally ready for can lead to frustration, often leading to misbehavior.
We need to bring back being a kid.
#HackingSchoolDiscipline