Education / Teaching thread

guidomerkinsrules said
But poor states with bad education are ALWAYS trying something- every year it’s a new thing
Every august teacher PDs are filled with ‘learn this new bandaid approach’
And vet teachers realize it’s all repackaging
These approaches never work bc the problem of US education can’t really be fixed inside schools- your zip code determines what kind of education your getting more than anything else - until that’s addressed, no political posturing is going to do much

You're absolutely right on this. I can't tell you how many "silver bullets" I've seen in my 24 years now. The amount of money spent on these various programs is probably mind blowing. I say probably because they never really tell us how much they've spent on things. At this point in my career, I follow their requirements as little as I can get away with and just teach as much as I can.