Re: Where is Bulldog lately?/ Poposed Changes in Legislation

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Hello! I was reading today in the Washington Post about
"Schools Prepare for National Standards" in a survey of 36 states (not sure
which ones) asking whether they will make the education cahnges listed
below:

. New state tests. 36 (yes)

. New curriculum materials - 33 (yes) and 3 (no)

. New teacher training - 33 (yes) and 3 (no)

. Requiring local districts to implement standards - 31 (yes) and 5 (no)

. New teacher evaluations related to student achievement under the
standards - 30 (yes), 5 (no), 1 (no answer)

. Programs to help low-performing schools implement standards- 28 (yes) and
10 (no).

. New teacher certification rules - 18 (yes), 14 (no), and 4 (no answer)

Then I just read more news in a GA forum about teachers certifications being
related to students test score, wow!

http://www.empoweredga.org/Articles/whatrtttmeans.html
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> some snippets.... - 3 years for new teachers to pull up
> tests scores or out the door with permanent loss of Ga
> certification - 5 years for veteran teachers with same
> penalties as above

On 1/10/11, Bulldog - I'm right here! wrote:
> I've just been busy with grad school and 2nd semester stuff.
>
> Bulldog!
>
> On 1/09/11, Ravens Fan wrote:
>> Has anyone seen Bulldog lately?
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/30/10, Bulldog wrote:
>>>> I think that stating teacher's don't have time to review books
>>>> prior to adoption is a fair one. However, I see no possible
>>>> excuse for continuing to use them in their classrooms when they
>>>> do see glaring errors.
>>>
>>> That's why I don't use the book much in my classes. I like the
>>> extra materials the company sends us, i.e. maps, primary source
>>> readings, and the like. The teachers in my department are not "by
>>> the book" teachers. We like to "grow our own classes". The only
>>> time I issue a book to a student is if s/he is homebound/home-based
>>> instruction. Then out comes the book and the worksheets and the
>>> homebound teacher teaches it to the kid (I'm not into the whole
>>> distance learning thing for my classes). I also use the book for
>>> analysis of charts, graphs, figures, and pictures. Our books (we
>>> mostly use PH) do well for how we use them...but I wouldn't want to
>>> use them as our ONLY resource.
>>>
>>> Bulldog!

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