tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post4264738021553692472..comments2024-03-05T22:39:25.721-05:00Comments on DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: My Letter to President Obama! October 17, 2012!:Write the President!Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-10919576462673312282012-11-04T20:59:22.345-05:002012-11-04T20:59:22.345-05:00The federal government has no standardized tests. ...The federal government has no standardized tests. The states playing politics with education are the real culprits here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-81638900892123671092012-10-15T10:49:17.289-04:002012-10-15T10:49:17.289-04:00Anon, With 35 years experience, I would expect you...Anon, With 35 years experience, I would expect you could provide a clearer definition of what "fun" is and how it is eroding achievement. Any teacher worth his or her salt can tell you that making learning interesting is essential to creating lifelong learners. Learning needs to take place in a variety of different modalities and environments in order to maintain authentic learning. TheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-61522000102526340452012-10-15T07:58:49.770-04:002012-10-15T07:58:49.770-04:00PARENTS ARE THE PRIMARY TEACHERS! Before there ev...PARENTS ARE THE PRIMARY TEACHERS! Before there ever was an organized school system (and that wasn't all too long ago) it was the PARENTS who took responsibility for their child's education.<br />Yes, now we have 'systems' of education. That does NOT take away the PARENTS' responsibility to make sure their child is 'learning'.<br />PARENTS are STILL the primary Russhttp://www.sanenopain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-57410690241419277092012-10-14T18:05:32.937-04:002012-10-14T18:05:32.937-04:00Perhaps if teachers actually taught instead of &qu...Perhaps if teachers actually taught instead of "having fun" then standardized tests wouldn't be necessary. I taught for 35 years and could not believe the number of children who entered my classroom below grade level in reading, math, and not even knowing basic geography. Yes, testing is not perfect, but teachers need to be accountable. Marks are inflated and kids are not learning Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-8431836533548255282012-10-14T08:08:42.664-04:002012-10-14T08:08:42.664-04:00Lisa, Love you Letter to President Obama!!
I poste...Lisa, Love you Letter to President Obama!!<br />I posted it on my Twitter @Thanks2Teachers and on my FaceBook page, Richard Lakin.<br /><br />P.S. There's a complimentary e-copy of my book, Teaching as an Act of Love: Thoughts and Recollections of a Former Teacher, Principal and Kid, on my website. Hope you find it worthwhile.Richard Lakinhttp://www.thanks2teachers.com/noreply@blogger.com