tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853569098096546423.comments2023-09-17T09:43:41.424-05:00Survival Manual for "Crazy" Teachers (and Concerned Parents)Lou Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898139748262802363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853569098096546423.post-174619745772808012010-12-18T13:34:13.104-06:002010-12-18T13:34:13.104-06:00I am a school psychologist. I often joke with fri...I am a school psychologist. I often joke with friends that my new mantra these days are Jerry McGuire inspired, "Show meeeee the dataaaaaa!" "Help ME, help YOU!" All thanks to the slow shift to the RtI model in special ed (which in theory is nice, but in trying to create a viable shift toward, is not so nice...what with those snarly hairballs). Talk about accountability is moot when there the funding isn't there. And in fact, the current and prior politically initiated accountability models in place have never been fully funded by the powers that be in order to ensure said student achievement. Whats more, in recent years public education has suffered deep cuts due to the state of the economy... Though, the rhetoric continues nonetheless, though we now have the expectation of doing more with even less. Can you say "burnout?" BTW, I Like this post : )Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017619331927690093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853569098096546423.post-74754599337323779802010-09-29T22:12:59.738-05:002010-09-29T22:12:59.738-05:00I'm glad I found you. Keep up the interesting...I'm glad I found you. Keep up the interesting posts. You might like my most recent novel, Between Now and Forever (which I'm about to submit to an agent for consideration). It takes place in a west coast middle school, where a greenhorn substitute takes on a class of Indigos. Although this is fiction and I'm dealing with a metaphysical phenomenom, many of the ways my protagonist deals with these troubled (psychic) kids says something about how we educate our kids in general. I taught at the middle school level for many years and use my experience as a foundation for this novel.Margaret Duartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105309340849038764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853569098096546423.post-32649943180610017352010-09-29T20:28:56.068-05:002010-09-29T20:28:56.068-05:00How odd that you would comment on my post today. M...How odd that you would comment on my post today. My original thought for that post when I drafted it back on the 24th was due to "waiting for superman" commentary on a show. nice post Dr. Lou!<br /><br />DeanneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808121507404241234noreply@blogger.com