tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post5788598425108855729..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Moral Of The StoryPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-90632922683092179832008-12-18T17:06:00.000-05:002008-12-18T17:06:00.000-05:00I laugh when critics say that teachers are afraid ...I laugh when critics say that teachers are afraid to be held accountable for their students' progress.<BR/>I think we hold ourselves accountable all of the time and your story is exactly the way that 'progress' should be measured.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-17007303369065969642008-12-17T22:49:00.000-05:002008-12-17T22:49:00.000-05:00This story proves a point that those in charge of ...This story proves a point that those in charge of Education and NCLB fail to recognize---not all students progress at the same rate. There are so many variables that come into play.<BR/><BR/>This is why standardize tests scores should not be the only determination of both a student or teacher's progress. <BR/><BR/>This is the cornerstone of Linda Darling-Hammond's thesis, and she was an Obama advisor. Yet Obama picked an anti-teacher, more testing Secretary of Education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-43783621967103645672008-12-17T18:52:00.000-05:002008-12-17T18:52:00.000-05:00Math B is a combination of geometry and trigonomet...Math B is a combination of geometry and trigonomety and intermediate algebra. I has been so successful (yeh right) that is is being phased out. This year is the last year it is being given. Kids need it for an advanced regents diploma.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-12681081724545718502008-12-17T18:04:00.000-05:002008-12-17T18:04:00.000-05:00Thanks for the uplifting story! I needed it today...Thanks for the uplifting story! I needed it today. Also, I was wondering, what exactly is Math B?<BR/><BR/>We have this progression. . .<BR/>algebra I<BR/>Geometry<BR/>Algebra II<BR/>PreCal<BR/>Calculus<BR/><BR/>What course would you say Math B corresponds to?Kim Hugheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14765229714690518433noreply@blogger.com