Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 05:00:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Kerry Faraone <kerryfaraone-AT-yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: [Puptcrit] NCLB
To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org


Mary, my husband has just gone back to teaching here
in No Va. after 25 yrs in the business world...he
chose 9th Grade Special Ed since there were no
openings in his Masters area of English...I dont think
he's done any real teaching yet this year...it's all
paperwork and baloney...I have followed the discussion
in here with great enthusiasm, I thought I was the
only one who shook my head daily!!!!
and they always have their hands out for donations and
luncheons , etc....2 Fridays ago...I had to scramble 6
dozen eggs and ham....into a disposable aluminum foil
container...wrapped to keep warm for a breakfast for
50 people...I've also weekly "donated" Costco packs of
paper...pens....Tootsie Roll Pops....etc...we're
hoping to break even with the school district soon...I
dont know how most teachers can afford to live...I'd
like to see No Teachers Left Behind as a top
priority!!!!!

Kerry









SAD, SAD, SAD..........

And people wonder why teachers leave.

Mary


> [Original Message]
> From: Elizabeth Freeman <lindentree85-AT-comcast.net>
> To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
> Date: 1/20/2005 3:14:59 PM
> Subject: [Puptcrit] NCLB
>
> 	in Massachusetts too.... constant stress..lots of
testing, no time 
to 
> teach...
> (some of the reading/writing methods introduced are
working, 
but...)...
> we have a list  of children that we wish to send to
George and 
> Laura......
>
> and now that they have us following a New Math
program,  there will 
be 
> many children left behind.....
> and so many great teachers with experience who were
doing fine 
before,  
> are just counting days til they can retire.  liz
>
> On Thursday, January 20, 2005, at 12:03 PM,
BNathanson-AT-aol.com wrote:
>
> > To Evy and All,
> >    Here in Florida (Jeb country) we call it the
"No Child's Behind 
> > Left"
> > program.  It is a miserable failure, although in
today's Alice In 
> > Wonderland
> > world, that now translates in the media and
government to a 
fantastic 
> > success.  My
> > market for the last 25 years has been mainly
schools.  Now, in 
> > Florida, that
> > market is rapidly vanishing.  Florida has finished
in the bottom 
three 
> > in
> > educational spending per student the U.S. (along
with Mississippi 
and 
> > Alabama) for
> > yet another year.  NCLB (or NCBL) is a miserably
under-funded 
scheme 
> > gone
> > haywire.  Here, the students and teachers are also
in a constant 
state 
> > of stress
> > about the tests.  Let's all raise our glasses and
cheer for "No 
> > Child's Behind
> > Left."          Bob N.


====Kerry 

http://www.kerryfaraone.com 


I now have only good days and great days...Lance Armstrong


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