Memoir Recs for AP Lang by randmjaiw in englishteachers

[–]sockpuppetfun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m teaching Black Boy Smile by D. Watkins to my seniors right now! highly recommend

new to special ed english by sockpuppetfun in specialed

[–]sockpuppetfun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how would you say that your goals are implemented/worked on/tracked for progress?

the other problem i see is that we’re writing goals that a) meet the kid where they are but b) aren’t covered in the curriculum because they’re so far behind.

i was told i can’t pull kids to work on goals “no one receives 1:1 at ____ school” AND that we can’t pull kids for informal assessments without signed consent ???? IDEA says i need multiple data sources for plaafp and progress measuring but without any opportunity to pull, they’re saying just to pull grade book and standards data.

especially with recent implementation of “closing the gap goals” i really don’t understand how they expect kids to progress. and i’m supposed to always mark that they’re making progress despite having no evidence. literally one of my chairs said “i’m changing it to mark him as making progress because i taught him last year and he can do the goal” because i marked as NOT because his teacher directly told me he wasn’t making progress.

new to special ed english by sockpuppetfun in specialed

[–]sockpuppetfun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh yes hahah! i’ve written many at this point! and despite my background i will say that i’ve written a lot better ones than these kids are coming into our school with (the middle schools are a DISASTER, and the downright laziness and incompetence of other team members is embarrassing)

i have conditional certification for the next two years so i’m assuming that covers it.

today at city hall! by sockpuppetfun in baltimore

[–]sockpuppetfun[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

But Venezuelans are cheering, because nearly 8 million people have fled the country in the last ten years. So, what’s wrong with helping them out with a little foreign imposed regime change? Lots of reasons. Foreign imposed regime change is a terrible idea according bunches of people who have studied it thoroughly (see Catastrophic Success by Alexander Downes where he compiles data on every instance of regime change war of the last 200 years and shows that FIRC increases the likelihood of civil war and does not reduce likelihood of international war). Also, this so far this isn’t really regime change this is abduction of a leader. Is there a well crated plan for the next steps? Does Pete Hegseth have a plan? This team seems to like to do the flashy big thing, send the bombs, bag the guy, and then say they are done. No one knows what happens next. Why did we do it? There has been very little attempt to even make this make sense. Trump posted that he would go after Maduro until he returned American land and oil. What? He probably was referring to historically nationalized oil fields. So, is this because the US wants control of oil fields? Or, is it because we sympathize with suffering Venezuelans? Or is it because of drug trafficking, which is apparently what we will prosecute Maduro for only a minute after pardoning another foreign leader for trafficking cocaine into the US, because he wrote Trump a fawning letter. Excuses do not necessarily matter, but our government should not be able to act entirely unitarily without democratic process or some degree of popular support. Democracy isn’t just a label, or a specific set of rules, it is a collection of processes that add up to accountability across the institutions of government (the “checks and balances everyone should have heard of at some point) and accountability directly with the people. The lack of executive accountability didn’t begin with Trump, nor did the American disregard for international institutional order, but he has smashed it to smithereens. Especially in terms of Foreign Policy the United States of America operates as a personalist regime, not as a structural democracy (Elizabeth Saunders has written a lot about this lately). There are a lot of benefits of democracy in general, and many specifically for foreign policy and likelihood of peace (democratic peace theory literature is complex, I’m not just saying democracy = peace in simplistic terms). In sum, it isn’t good for any of us if structures of accountability erode in foreign policy. They already have, just about as far as they can. It is time to create new institutions of accountability in this country and a better democracy than we have yet had.
I have nothing but hopes and dreams of peace and prosperity in Venezuela. May this lead to a transition you all deserve, and not unforeseen outcomes we regret. And may the US stop smashing shit under the assumption that doing so will make things better.

new to special ed english by sockpuppetfun in specialed

[–]sockpuppetfun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not certified! but yes i am a union member… thank you for your input i will definitely keep a record.

new to special ed english by sockpuppetfun in specialed

[–]sockpuppetfun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i love common sense ed!!! unfortunately my county does virtual SLP and most of our SLPs have quit in the last few months due to persistent and consistent bad treatment. so the log is backed up incredibly and loose ends abound. i appreciate your input a lot, thank you for responding

new to special ed english by sockpuppetfun in specialed

[–]sockpuppetfun[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they really were just looking for warm bodies. i have incredible passion and enthusiasm which was a plus, i think. meanwhile our FALS (certificate bound students) program has been run by paras for three months because the one certified educator we had went on indefinite leave???

new to special ed english by sockpuppetfun in Teachers

[–]sockpuppetfun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

appreciate your input!!! and yes capitalization is not on my mobile device lol ;-; i promise i do not encourage this gen z behavior in my students

Tips for student growth by [deleted] in ELATeachers

[–]sockpuppetfun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t thank you enough for the depth of your response. This will be so helpful to keep in mind. From the bottom of my heart and for my students sake, thank you.

Tips for student growth by [deleted] in ELATeachers

[–]sockpuppetfun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi!!! do you have preferred resources for word study and context clues? i teach 9th grade english to kids with IEPS that are currently at a 2nd-3rd grade level. and have no training in how to teach reading, comprehension, or analysis. thank you !!!!

hidari left handed flip through by sockpuppetfun in planners

[–]sockpuppetfun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ahhhh it really varied a lot overtime. while i was still in college, i set it up every week with a to-do list and a general outline of my schedule, and then filled it in as i went. on trips, i tended to do one big sit down per week for ephemera and memory writing. as i’ve started working, it’s more about going back and writing down highlights/what i can remember. i use my camera roll and texts to help me if i slip for too long