tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post1788694759047900399..comments2023-11-10T09:23:27.270-06:00Comments on Fourth Generation Teacher: How Many of Our Third Graders Will Flunk this Year? Will Someone You Love Fail?Fourth Generation Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-57468000625063451452014-02-13T11:34:09.736-06:002014-02-13T11:34:09.736-06:00Good to know...Is he a member of the Ed Committee?...Good to know...Is he a member of the Ed Committee? You seem to be an experienced lobbyist...any other tips?Fourth Generation Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-47180081183539138342014-02-12T14:51:12.549-06:002014-02-12T14:51:12.549-06:00I continue to find your observations that overpowe...I continue to find your observations that overpower thoughtful opposition. The trick is getting people with standing to read and act.Rep Doug Cox ( R ) M.D. might appreciate your approach. He will probably not support your argument outside the Republican Caucus. You might try with a 500 word piece.Your writing will establish your expertise.No need to introduce your self. Looking through 100 e-mails is like scanning a big newspaper to see which articles you will read. He is the smartest person in the House. The Ok Observer is another option,letters to the editor. Thank you. Joe Eddins Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012249986956630893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-72301956693090587662014-02-10T08:21:12.921-06:002014-02-10T08:21:12.921-06:00Tiffany, I BELIEVE the efforts you and your son...Tiffany, I BELIEVE the efforts you and your son's teachers have made will be noted and used in his favor. Talk to them NOW!! Talk to your Legislators. Until we put a human face to the consequences of their actions in OKC, they'll think everything is running swimmingly...and you and I know IT'S NOT!! Talk to your teachers, and then if you feel comfortable, tell your story. I'll help with the logistics if you like! Thinking good thoughtsFourth Generation Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-8391855806568823512014-02-09T23:33:42.227-06:002014-02-09T23:33:42.227-06:00What, if any, consideration is given to the child ...What, if any, consideration is given to the child in an IEP? My son is in 3rd grade now. Has been in an IEP for 2 years, and was held back already in 3rd grade. He STILL is not reading up to a level that will allow him to be promoted to the 4th grade. He has been tested for a learning disability and IQ. He is above average in IQ and has no learning disability. He does have RAD, ADHD, and recently depression/anxiety that is well controlled. It is heartbreaking to know he will be held back, something I thought his IEP, remedial work, special reading lab, and other programs would protect him from. He simply sees reading as a horribly daunting task that gets worse each year as his peers progress and he barely progresses. Encouragement, practice, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement and everything else in between has done NOTHING. Buying books he likes, telling him he can't order until he reads the menu, telling him he has to read the instructions for an awesome new toy to play it...NOTHING. This law offers even less hope for him and me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767218153371228449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-86361292471140568642014-01-24T15:26:14.936-06:002014-01-24T15:26:14.936-06:00I am curious as to what will happen if a really go...I am curious as to what will happen if a really good 3rd grade teacher can get 50% of her class to pass the 3rd grade reading test and they are promoted at the end of October. She will be left with 15 plus students and some poor 4th grade teacher will now have an additional 15 plus students that missed the first 3 months of the year!!! In my building we joke about there being 15 third grade classes and one split 4th/5th grade class with about 20 students. Maybe it isn't so funny after all.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948038502067101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-91282288164013732942013-08-03T15:06:44.986-05:002013-08-03T15:06:44.986-05:00Well put, Claudia. This issue is far more complex...Well put, Claudia. This issue is far more complex than many of our legislators acknowledge or understand. <br /><br />I recall looking around the room a couple of years ago at the 12 of us who were finalists as state Teacher of the Year. Even then it saddened me to think about this esteemed group of educators, whose knowledge, experience, and wisdom in our field, would not be tapped for input on crucial state decisions such as the one you eloquently described above. <br /><br />Having attended public schools does not automatically make one an expert decision-maker for public school policies and practices.<br /><br />Dr. Jill E. Steeley, NBCT<br /><a href="http://a-little-red-wagon.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">a-little-red-wagon</a>Dr. Jill E. Steeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803996508854209011noreply@blogger.com