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Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT
Posted by nbct on 6/04/08
You are not one of my students, thank goodness!
On 6/03/08, Middle School NBCT wrote:
> On 6/03/08, nbct wrote:
>> As I said before, the best solution for you which is not getting
>> anyone's stamp of approval, is to just fail them. I was under the
>> impression that the NB process would've helped you develop
>> professionally, but it doesn't seem like it did. Shame, shame.
>>
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> Did you really say, "Shame, Shame"? I don't feel very encouraged.
>
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>>> On 6/02/08, Aly wrote:
>>>> I figured you'd respond to that one comment
>>>
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, you did not learn one of the NB
>>>> standards. Let me quote it for you: Assessment= "Accomplished
>>>> teachers understand the strengths and weaknesses of different
>>>> assessment methods, base their instruction on ongoing
>>>> assessment, and ENCOURAGE students to monitor their own
>>>> learning."
>>
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>>>
>>>>> On 5/24/08, NBCT on 5/16/08 wrote
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My response to your question: Should students who work hard
>>>>>> but never master the material get an A?
>>>>>> You say NO, I wholeheartedly say YES! As stated before,
>>>>>> each student learns differently and it is your job as a
>>>>>> teacher to make sure you meet their individual need. Giving
>>>>>> them a test at the end of the lesson to determine whether or
>>>>>> not they mastered the material should not be your only way
>>>>>> of assessing. If the "students worked hard" as you said,
>>>>>> never master the material, you may need to reflect on your
>>>>>> teaching. It may be your teaching styles that need
>>>>>> adjusting.
>>>>>>
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>>>>> Excuse me! You feel every child should get an A or it's the
>>>>> teacher's fault! Teachers and parents like you are the reason
>>>>> that U. S. students aren't cutting it in competition with the
>>>>> rest of the world. We have a generation of students who
>>>>> believe whatever they give you is good enough. They can't tell
>>>>> mediocrity from excellence because no matter what they do they
>>>>> are praised. We don't want to hurt their self-esteem. We
>>>>> give every kid on the team a trophy even when they have no
>>>>> athletic talent. We now give every kid a good grade even when
>>>>> their academic achievement does not merit it? Lady, you're
>>>>> wrong!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 5/16/08, by NBCT.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 5/16/08, by completely untrue.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 5/16/08, by jen.
- Re: OP your NBCT status showed the flawed system, 5/16/08, by also an NBCT.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 5/16/08, by j.
- Re: OP your NBCT status showed the flawed system, 5/16/08, by Middle School NBCT.
- Re: OP your NBCT status showed the flawed system, 5/22/08, by Not yet a NBCT.
- Re: the best teacher ever could not certify, 5/24/08, by anon for this one...nbct 2003.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 5/24/08, by NBCT on 5/16/08.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 5/24/08, by Middle School NBCT.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 6/02/08, by Aly.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 6/02/08, by Middle School NBCT.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 6/03/08, by jade.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 6/03/08, by nbct.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 6/03/08, by Middle School NBCT.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 6/04/08, by Finishing the process.
- Re: Not Everyone Can Become a NBCT, 6/04/08, by nbct.
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