Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Flexible Grouping

What are the thoughts out there on flexible grouping, I wonder? The school I student taught in did it, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. The basic skills program is pretty much becoming a replacement program. Is that how it should be? Is that the 'least restrictive environment" for these children?

I'm not sure...

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Let's Keep Up

I've decided to keep up with this Ed blog. They always tell us teachers should reflect, right? So why not.

I'm really frustrated with the makeup of my students. So many teachers would probably envy my job. I teach in a brand new Middle School with state-of-the-art technology. Sounds like a teacher's dream job, right?

But here is something that we don't have: appreciative students OR parents. It seems like they don't value their education at all. One of my good friends teaches in another district, a B district. She is always talking about how her parents volunteer and how loving her students are. I'm jealous! How do I get my middle schoolers to care?

:(