Domain 4
One thing that frustrates me is that I have to stretch to meet standards. Since it appears that my school teaches more curriculum based than standards based the two do not always align. Even though the curriculum is "tied" to standards, it isn't. The concepts that the curriculum assesses are not what should be assessed according to the standards. I just don't get that, and I don't like creating poor plans based on that fact. I guess they aren't poor, but they are not what they should be because I have expectations that I have to meet even though I would rather meet the standards...does that make sense?
Sorry about all my SA's not having how I will continue to grow; I wasn't sure about that, and I didn't want to put it in there and make them longer if I didn't have to. Why I didn't look it up, I don't really know. Approximately how long should they be a piece?
I had a sub for my aide today, and it was just nice having someone that wanted to stay busy; sometimes, I feel like the aide would like to get by with not doing as much, but perhaps that is because I need to give her more work to do with the children and not just paper work?!?
See you tomorrow!
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Olivia,
ReplyDeleteGood to understand how different schools have different philosophies - ie..standards vs curriculum. It is more challenging having to align the curriculum with standards when they are not...I understand your frustration. Good to learn and figure out how to find a happy medium.
As for your SA's not a problem. Your length is great (even if you add an additional paragraph). Every semester we have students who struggle with how they plan to continue to develop...we as professors need to do a better job of ensuring you are processing through this as we are all life long learners.
Glad to hear the sub did well for you. Probably the aide you have is not self directed therefore doing limited work...just a thought.
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Prof. Forshey