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madfloridian

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51. When I retired we had a school nurse our whole district.

Mon Mar 24, 2014, 02:45 PM

Mar 2014

Parents volunteered, and can you imagine how they fed the gossip about which kids needed clean clothes, new jackets, etc. It was awful.

I started to keep clothes in my classroom closet for those who did not have enough clothes, and I gave them out privately.

School nurses are vital, so how in the world did we get this way?

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Tell me about Charlotte Danielson, please. [View all] femmocrat Feb 2014 OP

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