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Maybe you need to reread what I wrote under..
By RichmondTchr

...what you highlighted in red. You know, where I posted what I found by Googling?

As far as you being in teaching for nearly 20 years, btdt. Won teaching awards? Good for you, you have the respect of your peers.
But as someone who has seen too many 'Teacher of the Year' Awards presented to someone because of whom they knew, rather than what they do, I'll pass on awards, thankyouverymuch.

I am curious, since you apologized for coming off as harsh, what grade do you teach? Where do you teach ?

As far as great ideas coming along...yup, btdt as well. I've even written curriculum

and, like you I am sure, have done teacher workshops for veteran and new teachers alike. I am a leader both in my Association and building. I am well respected by my administrators and higher ups on the food chain.

I question change, and don't swallow it whole, because I've seen 'new ideas', 'great promises for change', and 'revolutionary ways of teaching' come and go. And they are usually presented by professionals on the periphery of the educational field, selling a product, attempting to gain research data while someone else does the data collection for them, or people who have left education/teaching to sell text books .

I will continue to question change when I am the one being FORCED to alter MY teaching, use MY time, expend MY energy and be held accountable for MY students testing scores when I have ZERO say in whether or not a particular program, or new fangled idea is JAMMED down my throat.

I am stepping off my soap box now. I am tired, but always love going to work and aiding the students that I love.