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In reply to the discussion: Tell me about Charlotte Danielson, please. [View all]femmocrat
(28,394 posts)10. I feel bad for the principals.
It has to be torturous, devoting so much of your day to endless paperwork. For those who don't know, each teacher evaluation must have a pre-conference and post-conference as well as the actual evaluation. There is tons of writing involved. Beginning teachers are evaluated several times per year.
It has to take valuable time away from the children. I am convinced it is yet another way the politicians are getting rich while imposing punitive measures on public schools.
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Who is Charlotte Danielson? Why is her evaluation system for teachers so all-important?
madfloridian
Feb 2014
#7
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
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
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
The whole process is an eye-opener. Esp as it regards human nature itself:
Smarmie Doofus
Mar 2014
#34
Have a talented teacher relative that is quitting teaching because of this and the other
greatlaurel
Mar 2014
#45
Some districts... like NYC.... use the D. FWK and then add their own EXTRA layer of bureaucracy ....
Smarmie Doofus
Mar 2014
#49