tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post3271511623582477187..comments2023-08-21T05:47:44.048-07:00Comments on disorderly wanderlust: Uncharted Territory, A Rebel with a Causeopinion8dhermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15093100869650698978noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-63868390163445506362013-04-18T20:22:32.764-07:002013-04-18T20:22:32.764-07:00I have always thought the education system based o...I have always thought the education system based on standardized testing which bases a child's worth solely on the number on the top of a piece of paper was flawed but it just seems to be getting worse.<br /><br />SMH, you gotta do what you gotta do. I'm sure you'll find another way to help and inspire young ones.<br /><br /><br />http://artographja.comTomekhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239843805321425212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-23567096353336642602013-04-11T18:21:31.144-07:002013-04-11T18:21:31.144-07:00Oh this resonates with me. I can relate as a paren...Oh this resonates with me. I can relate as a parent who took her kids out of this very system almost 5 years ago. It was uncharted territory for me then, but we've been a homeschool family ever since. You're very brave to take a stand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-89347528278776670492013-04-11T15:17:07.117-07:002013-04-11T15:17:07.117-07:00I always felt like quitting at the end of every ye...I always felt like quitting at the end of every year. When you have so many years under your belt, you don't get the end of the year blues. I don't know how long you been at it. Plus, there are greener pastures. Reconsider your blues, part of teaching is walking in your classroom. closing the door to all the baloney and being the teacher to a group of kids that deserve the best. <br />Politicians like standardized tests because it is an easy answer to a complex problem. I sat in a teacher's competency test in Atlanta GA where we were watched taking the test and were guarded by Wells Fargo guards. I got an almost perfect score. Take care. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-41144909111131829922013-04-11T13:12:32.530-07:002013-04-11T13:12:32.530-07:00I admire your courage, integrity and principles. ...I admire your courage, integrity and principles. It's more than a shame things are the way they are. I wish you the best.Linda Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285985403444531922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-64259571812092830742013-04-11T12:11:51.478-07:002013-04-11T12:11:51.478-07:00How sad. And what is especially awful is that you...How sad. And what is especially awful is that you are clearly a good teacher who cares, otherwise you wouldn't be leaving. Kinley Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648398736837020249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-71701287759108674542013-04-11T08:49:32.706-07:002013-04-11T08:49:32.706-07:00That is so hard. Having experienced some of the ed...That is so hard. Having experienced some of the education world, it really is a broken system and I have no idea what the answer is to fix it! Glad you can get out from under it and hope you can find something else fulfilling and new. Kirsten Oliphanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496242688262871608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-89815084662218362432013-04-11T05:40:17.771-07:002013-04-11T05:40:17.771-07:00As a mother of a young child just entering the pub...As a mother of a young child just entering the public school system, your post scares me. I suspect it's how so many educators feel and to lose all the ones who care because teaching becomes something other than what it should be frightens me. You addressed this so well. Good luck to you. Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-14329375592267261102013-04-10T21:19:02.218-07:002013-04-10T21:19:02.218-07:00I think I made the right decision then.
When I r...I think I made the right decision then. <br /><br />When I retired from the Navy my plan was to teach high school physics. I completed all the course work for my teaching credential over a year ago. I kept postponing my student teaching and just a couple of weeks ago I told National University that I had no plans to do student teaching in the foreseeable future. Why? For all the reasons you cited plus a few more.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865863984001684338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-68562889190228533612013-04-10T17:24:24.088-07:002013-04-10T17:24:24.088-07:00Standardized testing is probably the biggest part ...Standardized testing is probably the biggest part of the problem. Especially when funding is tied to the results. So much time and effort gets put into making sure the students pass the standardized testing and yet I have a very bright young man that did not know the months of the year in their correct order until he was 12. I also have another young man who struggled all through school because there was no funding to give him the help he needed. Every teacher knows which students need help and doesn't rely on a standardized test to tell them so abolish the testing and use the money to provide resources to teachers. <br /><br />Sorry for going all ranty on your blog but I've got two that have been failed. Not by their teachers, but by the education "system". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664909801454351135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-41053812462384918712013-04-10T17:05:15.449-07:002013-04-10T17:05:15.449-07:00As a once-upon-a-time teacher, I relate to this so...As a once-upon-a-time teacher, I relate to this so much, and the state of education in this country makes me so sad. I hope you are able to move on, and find more peace in your next venture.Natalie DeYounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906680301422288990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-82595597796524007332013-04-10T12:15:04.432-07:002013-04-10T12:15:04.432-07:00The state of public education in this country is s...The state of public education in this country is so depressing. Good luck on your journey forward.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852781200911306348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-31509824055394111582013-04-10T10:36:23.204-07:002013-04-10T10:36:23.204-07:00I'm so sorry you've been driven out of tea...I'm so sorry you've been driven out of teaching. I wish you all the best in this new part of your life.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538106233407301480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-82659266710482717942013-04-10T10:12:42.068-07:002013-04-10T10:12:42.068-07:00Wow, this struck a chord with me. I had the choice...Wow, this struck a chord with me. I had the choice to become an educator and chose a different path. Even while student teaching, I could tell that it is not what would fulfill me and I believe strongly that teachers need to truly love what they do. I am so sorry that you have fallen out of love with it, and I wish you so much luck with your new beginning. Set yourself free and be happy. You deserve it. 50Peachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011364636033618478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-68390592219497101782013-04-10T09:54:05.839-07:002013-04-10T09:54:05.839-07:00I wish you all of the happiness in the world as yo...I wish you all of the happiness in the world as you move forward into a new and BETTER phase of life. Change can be scary, but when you are leaving something that is sucking the joy from your life it can only get better!<br /><br />Thinking of you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022540233075643448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-32536965017708408052013-04-09T21:39:58.231-07:002013-04-09T21:39:58.231-07:00Standardized tests suck. You know this.Standardized tests suck. You know this.Robbie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355421896613106268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-18954886638467798562013-04-09T17:15:21.245-07:002013-04-09T17:15:21.245-07:00"Managing human capital"? Ugh. I am not ..."Managing human capital"? Ugh. I am not a teacher, but I am a parent. And I think the common core standards stink.<br /><br />Good luck as you embark on the next phase of your journey. It sounds as if you made the right choice for you. That's what matters.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039782718270899670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-88684116572084450172013-04-09T16:42:28.796-07:002013-04-09T16:42:28.796-07:00I have been teaching for a long time now, and I ha...I have been teaching for a long time now, and I have had good years and bad years. I don't like the changes I have seen, especially in the last five years or so, not just the testing, but also the change in the parents in terms of them not helping to hold their children to any standards. Good luck to you.Marcyhttp://www.tootimidandsqueamish.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-38099700612233478942013-04-09T12:47:11.248-07:002013-04-09T12:47:11.248-07:00Good luck to you. Change is never easy especially ...Good luck to you. Change is never easy especially under such duress. Future happiness will be yours.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864898827831713032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-64017558227883914932013-04-09T11:30:23.816-07:002013-04-09T11:30:23.816-07:00You have to do what you have to do... you need to ...You have to do what you have to do... you need to be happy! Hope everything works out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-17751578537925484252013-04-09T09:11:45.003-07:002013-04-09T09:11:45.003-07:00Heartbreaking how these standardized tests are dri...Heartbreaking how these standardized tests are driving away good teachers and good teaching. You did a great job of expressing frustration about the whole terrible ordeal.Erica Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349348967479428632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986768514143017523.post-72869527422966790462013-04-09T07:23:57.984-07:002013-04-09T07:23:57.984-07:00I really like the way you wrote this Gretchi.
It&#...I really like the way you wrote this Gretchi.<br />It's very from thw heart.<br />It sucks what you are going through.Nextexitgasfoodlaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649523145016161742noreply@blogger.com