Re: To "Close the Door and Teach!"

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ago. What a mess!! Can't believe I found someone else who has. lol
That was years ago for me. Geez...I've been around a looooong
time!!

7/01/09, Kinder Gal wrote:
> "Close the Door and Teach" made my day! However, If I could
> actually "close the door" I would! My school was the result of
> a brainy idea from someone who had the wild idea of "open"
> classrooms. The first year of the "open classroom concept" was
> just that...it was wide open...no walls-no doors from k-6. What
> a distraction! Since then, walls have been added. The
> buildings are over 30 years old now and there are NO doors.
> One can travel from one classroom to another and not set foot
> in the hallway. Who knows, maybe the fire marshall will pick
> on the "no door" concept and leave bulletin boards and print
> around the classroom alone! (wishful thinking!)
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> On 7/01/09, I have to laugh wrote:
>> On 7/01/09, emma wrote:
>>> I wish I could do that, but it sounds like we have a
>>> lot more oversight in
>>> our school than you do. I still teach and I teach well
>>> in spite of some of the crazy RF requirements. There
>>> are many good aspects of RF. I love the 3 Tier system
>>> we have set up and the fact that we are all teaching
>>> basically the same program from K-3. We have never been
>>> that consistent. What I hate is the extra work load. I
>>> think I do need to adapt more of your attitude as far
>>> as trying to please our reading coach and principal. I
>>> know a lot more about what kids need to be good readers
>>> than they do. Anyway, thanks for your input.
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>>> On 5/24/09, Close the door and teach! wrote:
>>>> I refuse to do this stupid model. I give all groups
>>>> equal time: because they're all equal human beings.
>>>> The "low" ones are low because their
>>>> parents are useless. Not my fault. I write what I
>>>> have to in my plans/on the paperwork, but it's not
>>>> really what I do. Just close your door and teach. If
>>>> they come in, do the song and dance they want to see,
>>>> but otherwise who's going to know? I don't let it
>>>> stress me. (I also have the highest reading and math
>>>> scores in my grade level, with some huge gains for a
>>>> few kids, so no need for nasty posts about how I'm
>>>> not doing my job!)
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>>>> As for progress monitoring, we only do that once a
>>>> quarter so no biggie. Otherwise, I'd lie on that
>>>> paperwork too! Again, who's going to know? Why drive
>>>> yourself crazy? I've become quite the BSer since
>>>> teaching in a RF school!
 

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