tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997519179796849230.post4842947338975235055..comments2024-02-14T06:30:27.643-05:00Comments on A Teacher on Teaching: Heroes Who Don't Fight: America's School Reformers (Betsy DeVos Edition)John J. Viallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355223708051895485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997519179796849230.post-49385996018650329372016-11-28T22:02:45.275-05:002016-11-28T22:02:45.275-05:00Erin Mauer, another Facebook friend replied:
I wa...Erin Mauer, another Facebook friend replied:<br /><br />I want to thank anyone who has the courage to become a teacher. As a parent, I consider myself a partner to my educators. I augment what you can't teach because your time is limited and I put forth a united front. There are no excuses in this house. There is no, "My teacher hates me.", "they want me to fail.", "I didn't have time.", "I didn't know what to do.". You can only provide the tools, I'm there to drive home the nail. I couldn't have raised my kids without you. So thank you...even if they weren't in *your* class.John J. Viallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355223708051895485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997519179796849230.post-64884760278660947782016-11-28T19:44:22.751-05:002016-11-28T19:44:22.751-05:00Kristen Williams, another friend and longtime educ...Kristen Williams, another friend and longtime educator replied, via Facebook: <br /><br />Education "reform" will never happen until the real problems are addressed- and no politician is willing to say what those problems are. We will never see significant improvement in student success until education is valued in the home. Teachers are in a perpetual lose-lose-lose situation. Many of the kids who attend failing schools are coming from home situations that are traumatic and full of chaos. ACE scores are NEVER discussed, which is a shame because the information from those are invaluable. Truly understanding how trauma affects the brain and learning how to combat it and give these kids strategies and work around a would be an efficacious approach. But, anything that makes logical sense is never implemented. The department of education is a joke.John J. Viallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355223708051895485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997519179796849230.post-12728144656803965532016-11-28T17:42:16.156-05:002016-11-28T17:42:16.156-05:00Timmiera Lawrence, one of my Facebook friends and ...Timmiera Lawrence, one of my Facebook friends and a former colleague responded:<br /><br /> I remember this post. It pissed me off then and it still does now. Like most of my colleagues, I work hard, juggle the bureaucratic balls of the month sent my way as best I can, do as much as I can to academically, socially, and emotionally grow every student who walks through my door, and try to help them feel loved and worthy. If the BS would stop and we could just TEACH at an appropriate social and emotional level, everyone would be so much better off. We have crammed the curriculum so far down the line that it is expected to master reading in kindergarten. This is a big reason we are "falling behind" and "in need of reform"- these babies are not ready for it. They need play and music and social interaction in which to build solid learning. But what do I know? I've only been in the business for 25 years and have so much more to learn.John J. Viallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355223708051895485noreply@blogger.com