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Disrespect: 5 Ways Teachers Are Driven Out!

September 15, 2022 By Nancy Bailey 10 Comments

R-E-S-P-E-C-TFind out what it means to me ~Aretha Franklin (And Otis Redding) Teachers, we’re told, leave due to disrespect. Let’s break that down. Teachers have been driven out of the classroom due to a 30-year plan by corporate school reformers and politicians to privatize public education. Americans should be worried. Without qualified teachers, students won’t learn what […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Corporations and teacher disrespect, Covid and Teacher disrespect, crumbling school infrastructure, Curriculum and Teacher disrespect, large class sizes, Teacher Disrespect

The Murky World of i-Ready, Grading, and Online Data

February 7, 2022 By Nancy Bailey 21 Comments

Many school districts use Curriculum Associates i-Ready in their classrooms for reading and math, but there appears to be program murkiness. There’s concern that teachers might rely on iReady data for grading rather than their professional expertise. I-Ready provides teachers with data reports of student results, but teachers never see the child’s online responses. They […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Data Collection, i-Ready, i-Ready data, i-Ready grading, large class sizes, Online Learning, overcrowded classrooms, parents and i-Ready, public schools, teacher loss, teachers and i-Ready, teachers replaced by tech, the loss of teachers

Huge Class Sizes and the Increase in Student Mental Health Problems—Connect the Dots!

December 23, 2013 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

The New York Times has an article having to do with large class sizes. It’s all about the push to put more kids in classrooms and schools with fewer teachers and specialists. This is happening around the country in every school. It is happening without any thought to the recent tragic events in our public […]

Filed Under: Special Education Tagged With: counselors, de-personalizing, emotionally disturbed students, large class sizes, mental health, public schools, special education, specialists, teachers

Twenty Ways to Break a Child’s Spirit—The New School Reforms

October 12, 2013 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

Part II   11-20 Here are the last of the 20 ways current school reforms could break a child’s spirit. Sadly, you probably will be able to think of others. Share them all with those who think the current reforms are going well. 11.  Children are forced to take tests at an early age. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/kindergarten-tough-multiple-choice-tests-article-1.1481197. 12.  […]

Filed Under: Special Education Tagged With: children with disabilities, college and career ready, early childhood education, large class sizes, phonics, school reforms, testing

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flbaloney Accountabaloney @flbaloney ·
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"We have passed the expiration date of this experiment which diverts taxpayer $ from an overburdened, under-resourced public school system to an unaccountable system of private schools, often run by for-profit corporations." #Florida's 3 million public school kids deserve better.

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doctorsam7 Dr. Sam Bommarito @doctorsam7 ·
30 Sep

In this week's interview, Ken Nesbit gives us a cook's tour of his website. His website contains a treasure trove of resources, including children's poems and literacy lessons. Please have a look and a listen! https://doctorsam7.blog/2023/09/30/kenn-nesbitt-talks-about-his-website-poetry4kids-com-and-its-many-different-resources-for-teachers-an-interview-by-dr-sam-bommarito/

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nancyebailey1 Nancy E. Bailey @nancyebailey1 ·
27 Sep

Pictures are paramount for children learning to read. Lately, they're getting a bad rap. Here's an outline of what children learn through picture books they like.

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Pictures are paramount for children learning to read. Lately, they're getting a bad rap. Here's an outline of what children learn through picture books they like.

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rachelannelevy Rachel for Delegate @rachelannelevy ·
28 Sep

Virginians!

This is precisely type of teacher diploma mill program, i.e., iTeach, that our Gov. Youngkin and his leadership team at the Virginia Department of Education is trying to push through without proper vetting.

Here's some vetting for you:
https://twitter.com/benjaminjriley/status/1707378957857792003

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