alt.education

"Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in message
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> On Feb 8, 7:28 pm, "teachrmama" wrote:
>> "Wide Eyed in Wonder" wrote in
>> messagenews:261c2eff-117b-4ca8-8286-be0ef901dca4@...
>>
>> > On Feb 7, 5:27 am, Bob LeChevalier wrote:
>> >> Wide Eyed in Wonder wrote:
>>
>> >> >It's ironic that you protest the use of standards and, then, use them
>> >> >as a cover for yourself. I believe that standards are important.
>> >> >However, I am not chained by them to have less than a free mind (as
>> >> >apparently you are).
>>
>> >> That's probably because you aren't yet a teacher, with your career
>> >> hanging on the line based on whether you follow those standards.
>>
>> >> lojbab
>>
>> > So, that keeps a teacher from THINKING about good idea choices?
>>
>> No--why would you think that? Just for the fun of it, Kenneith, which
>> part
>> of the current curriculum do you plan to ignore in favor of teaching
>> children about saving money?
>
> Let's stay on task about this. I said that I was not chained to
> standards and could think outside the box about what is best for the
> kids. You said a teacher doesn't have that abilty. I asked how just
> being a teacher keeps you from thinking. Answer the question.

Doesn't have the ability? I'm positive that I did not say that. Any
teacher at any time has the ability to ignore the curriculum in foavor of
teaching something else. I said that there is not enough time in the day to
adequately teach the curriculum *and* other things as well. And the
curriculum is what we are required to teach. That says nothing whatsoever
about lack of ability to think.