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Does anyone use the "middle School concept" anymore?
by Bill T 6 nc
Sep 21, 2012
My "middle" school has totally abandoned every facet of the middle school concept. This year, we have no interdisciplinary teams and run a high school type schedule, even for our 6th graders. I understand that some adjustments had to be made to appease the gods of NCLB and race to the top, but I just feel as though we lost so much when we ditched the teaming and have totally become a little high school. It's one of the reasons I am retiring at year's end. Education just isn't focused on the kids anymore....
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razmum My current school has been like a mini high school since I started there 7 years ago. I miss teaming for a number of reasons, especially the fact that you could compare notes frequently with a student's other teachers and were more likely to catch onto issues and be able to create a uniform plan of action. I also find it ironic that we are being as...See More
Sep 22, 2012
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robert Preston On 9/21/12, Bill T 6 nc wrote: > > My "middle" school has totally abandoned every facet of the > middle school concept. This year, we have no > interdisciplinary teams and run a high school type > schedule, even for our 6th graders. I understand that some > adjustments had to be made to appease the gods of NCLB and > race to t...See More
Sep 26, 2012
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robert Preston On 9/21/12, Bill T 6 nc wrote: > > My "middle" school has totally abandoned every facet of the > middle school concept. This year, we have no > interdisciplinary teams and run a high school type > schedule, even for our 6th graders. I understand that some > adjustments had to be made to appease the gods of NCLB and > race to t...See More
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Bill T 6 nc On 9/26/12, robert Preston wrote: >> Good -- make way for the future! The Government will tell you > how to teach, what to teach, when to teach, and who to vote > for. Be sure to cast your vote for the man who brought you > the race to the top as well as the march to the cellar. Four > more years and then we'll all be retired ...See More
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