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In reply to the discussion: Tell me about Charlotte Danielson, please. [View all]Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)37. thank you!
I am feeling pretty isolated and alone on this. I don't think I can keep pasting a smile on my face and continue to take the insult to my intelligence ("Hey, forget all that education you had on being a principal, now we are all going to be THIS way!" .
I appreciate your kind words. I have no interest in inflicting any pain or extra work on teachers, but I am pretty sure that is how WI is setting us up to fail.
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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