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Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)
42. You start an OP and I'll reply
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 10:24 PM
Mar 2014

Today, we all sat around our respective laptops, with earbuds in place, and watched training videos.

I watched, and quickly ran out of ways to say "You're kidding me!!" in polite company if you know what I mean.

It was like being in a funeral home, and I have been in plenty. Most are livelier.

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I get evaluated according to Marzano Peregrine Feb 2014 #1
Don't know about Marzano. femmocrat Feb 2014 #2
Districts across the nation are using LWolf Feb 2014 #18
Talk about cashing in, Marzano is all about the $$. knitter4democracy Feb 2014 #17
Her work is behind the latest Lifelong Protester Feb 2014 #3
I feel bad for the principals. femmocrat Feb 2014 #10
Who Is Charlotte Danielson and Why Does She Decide How Teachers Are Evaluated? Demeter Feb 2014 #4
THE WEBSITE Demeter Feb 2014 #5
THE BIO PAGE Demeter Feb 2014 #6
Yes, thanks, I've been there. femmocrat Feb 2014 #11
How quaint. Igel Feb 2014 #16
We were a minute apart I guess. I quoted this article and 2 others. madfloridian Feb 2014 #8
Well, isn't that surprising? Heh. femmocrat Feb 2014 #12
Who is Charlotte Danielson? Why is her evaluation system for teachers so all-important? madfloridian Feb 2014 #7
Thank you very much, madfloridian! Lots of good information there! femmocrat Feb 2014 #9
I agree with all you said. madfloridian Feb 2014 #13
FYI AnneD Mar 2014 #50
When I retired we had a school nurse our whole district. madfloridian Mar 2014 #51
And we won't even get into.... AnneD Mar 2014 #53
Ooh don't get me started on head lice. madfloridian Mar 2014 #54
She's Devised a Complete "How To Create A Hostile Work Environment" in-a- Box. Smarmie Doofus Feb 2014 #14
That article makes a lot of great points, particularly as it applies to Special Education. femmocrat Feb 2014 #15
The results of a Danielson evaluation.... QED Feb 2014 #19
OMG!!! Love this! femmocrat Feb 2014 #20
Not sure how to do that. QED Feb 2014 #23
Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJJfn39c2vw Smarmie Doofus Feb 2014 #24
Thank you! femmocrat Feb 2014 #25
I just posted that & had to delete when I saw yours! (Yeah, this is the kind of creative person who El_Johns Feb 2014 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author El_Johns Feb 2014 #21
School administrators and the b-school grads who administer the budget adore her Warpy Feb 2014 #26
I would hate to be an administrator and have this albatross hung around my neck. femmocrat Feb 2014 #27
A lot of them like it. It's literally "idiot-proof", meaning, quite literally, ANY idiot can do it. Smarmie Doofus Feb 2014 #28
Update on my evaluation: femmocrat Feb 2014 #29
That's the whole idea. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2014 #30
Thank you, Smarmie. femmocrat Mar 2014 #31
I am sorry for your bad experience Lifelong Protester Mar 2014 #32
It has to be hell for good, decent, caring principals. femmocrat Mar 2014 #33
thank you! Lifelong Protester Mar 2014 #37
The whole process is an eye-opener. Esp as it regards human nature itself: Smarmie Doofus Mar 2014 #34
Ooops. *Milgram*. Not Seligman. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2014 #35
I've been told, repeatedly, LWolf Mar 2014 #36
That makes sense now, in retrospect. femmocrat Mar 2014 #38
I think THAT'S the entire point. LWolf Mar 2014 #39
I am at the "training" Lifelong Protester Mar 2014 #40
Would you consider starting a thread about your experiences at training? femmocrat Mar 2014 #41
You start an OP and I'll reply Lifelong Protester Mar 2014 #42
OK femmocrat Mar 2014 #43
It's WORSE!!! Lifelong Protester Mar 2014 #44
Have a talented teacher relative that is quitting teaching because of this and the other greatlaurel Mar 2014 #45
I'm not sure.... femmocrat Mar 2014 #46
Thank you so much for your efforts. greatlaurel Mar 2014 #47
You are welcome. femmocrat Mar 2014 #48
Some districts... like NYC.... use the D. FWK and then add their own EXTRA layer of bureaucracy .... Smarmie Doofus Mar 2014 #49
What I've read is that your whole teaching career will be evaluated on Warpy Mar 2014 #52
It's a huge scam. femmocrat Mar 2014 #55
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