Attention BOE:Take Some Action Where It Counts!

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Differentiated Instruction and Stratefies Lacking":

No differentiation. No science (except for that lucky kid in Pasadena). No math. No reading instruction. Kids grading other kids. Low expectations. 60 seconds of homework. ELA workbooks in all schools except one. Teachers not hanging up student work or welcoming parents into their classrooms, even after a letter went to them from the superintendent. Parents walking through a teacher picket line on back-to-school night. Kids being taught by a funereal staff with Contract Now buttons. I read this blog and wonder - is this is school district or a Monty Python sketch? The Board of Ed is in a stalemate with the union over contract negotiations. The community seems to be OK with that although some feel any offer is too generous in these hard economic times and many clearly want something in return for any teacher increase but suggestions like eliminating half days and adding elementary school extra help are being ignored. So if the Board wants to put more money into a system that is clearly broken they need to work on fixing it also. They can start by directing the small army of well-paid administrators to spend some time reviewing the academics and curriculum of the elementary schools and take some action where it counts - creating high standards and consistency in the classrooms and in the backpacks.

Ed's note: Well said. The standards are too low, the accountability seemingly non-existent, and every school seems to run as it cares to, regardless of the outcome.