tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983334520933101277.post2726501393405866910..comments2024-02-16T06:29:33.587-08:00Comments on Welcome to " The Math UnderGround " -- Seattle & Washington State: Seattle Math Update for the board 1/21/2009dan dempseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983334520933101277.post-20755554048584798112009-01-21T21:43:00.000-08:002009-01-21T21:43:00.000-08:00What teachers don't realize yet is that they will ...What teachers don't realize yet is that they will be held accountable for the curriculum. Not the publishers, not the state, or the educrats. The latest fix-it software inputs student scores by classroom and teacher. It requires full-time district staff to coordinate the extra testing and input the data. Then teachers have the luxury of seeing their productivity on a computer screen - classes, school, and district. What you do with the data is sheer guesswork. But its being used against teachers who have the courage to question authority.<BR/><BR/>I have access to one computer and no printer. I use Explorer, a district mail program, and an electronic roll book that allows me to input grades every six weeks. <BR/><BR/>On the loss side, I have seven PowerMacs and not one works. A broken printer given to me by another teacher. I have no lab equipment. There are not enough books for students. The majority of my students can't read their books.<BR/><BR/>10% of my students at the end of 18 weeks couldn't decipher "x over 2 = 18" <BR/><BR/>Hello?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com