You are correct that RF does not work for everyone. However, in
the schools where everyone is on board from top to bottom it
works better. It has been a lifesaver for us but we had total buy
in from everyone. Good luck!

On 3/28/09, anon wrote:
> We are at the end of our 3rd year, and are all praying that it
> doesn't get renewed. If you look at all the posts in the
> chatboard, I think we all agree -- there is some good that
> comes out of it, but mostly a huge amount of stress on the
> teachers and in turn the students. I really don't think any
> data will support that this program has done the miraculous
> things it has claimed it will do. I've been teaching for a
> long time now and in the past three years that we've had this
> grant I've seen a drastic decrease in the students' reading
> abilities -- and let's not even start talking about writing
> and math skills! They are, however, getting much better at
> taking multiple choice and constructed response tests.
>
> On 3/26/09, emma wrote:
>> We are in our last year of a 3 year RF grant and our
>> principal is asking for another 3 year extension. There
>> is an 80% chance he will get it since we've done so well
>> for the past 3 years as a school. Does anyone know what
>> it's like? Is it just the same as the previous 3 years?
>> So much work and testing has been loaded on to our backs
>> that we don't even walk straight anymore. I have learned a
>> lot of good strategies, but some of it is such useless
>> stuff just to make us "earn" the grant. Everytime our
>> Reading Coach and principal go to an RF meeting, we know
>> they will come back with more work to pile on us. Not to
>> mention that we are observed a lot and critiqued a lot,
>> too. It has gotten so tiresome. Has anyone been part of
>> an RF extension? I would appreciate feedback on this just
>> so I know what to expect. Thanks!

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