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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Teaching Tip #58


Teacherscribe’s Teaching Tip #58

Here is an interesting read from a retiring principal that reappeared in the Washington Post. 

I found this paragraph interesting

What has changed is that it is harder for us to be nice to kids.  With elevated standards and increased testing, we find ourselves with less leeway with which we can help a child navigate.  With ‘zero tolerance’ laws and other Draconian rules, the mistakes some children make can no longer be forgiven.  The rapid-fire social media culture means that if we ever err on the side of mercy or charity, it will quickly be seized upon by those who are just looking for us to make a mistake.  And the emphasis on punishing schools for things like dropouts makes it that much harder to enroll a student whose residence is just a bit suspect.




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