I agree. The "standards based classroom" is the biggest dog
and pony show that I have ever seen in my 20 years in
education. I actually like the new standards, but the
decorating the room stuff is for the birds. If I thought it
would actually help the students, I wouldn't mind. The
pendulum can't swing back soon enough for me. I predict this
will become one of those education jokes in a few years. For
example: "Remember when we had our walls plastered with
standards and essential questions?" HA HA.
On 10/30/09, Discouraged veteran teacher wrote:
> Is anyone else tired of all of the paperwork, data
> collection, and non-instructional tasks associated with the
> Standards Based classroom? In my county I are spending more
> and more time covering my butt and doing paperwork and
> spending less and less time teaching and enjoying my
> students. What does posting essential questions and
> standards in the classrooms and hallways have to do with
> good instruction. I just want to TEACH! I think that
> following standards is great, but the other stuff is OUT of
> CONTROL. I would love to have the money that the individuals
> that sold this model to the state of Georgia got. What can
> we do as Georgia teachers to stop the slow destruction of
> our profession?
