This blog is not an Agony Aunt column but… I received this email tonight and would appreciate some thoughts about how to address this.
Evening,
My daughter has started with excitement and nervousness at High School! 13 years old, keen and eager to learn... 2 periods of health over the last 4 days = 5 pages of written RULES copied from an overhead projector.
The learning intention is "become familiar with health class routines."
Success Criteria - "completed all overheads" - thereafter follows the 5 pages with headlines such as:
Be prepared
Get ready fast
Be quiet
Behave
Followed by more paragraphs on what will happen if these basic expectations aren't met.
Not prepared - copy out the lack of equipment essay in your own time from the window in A6 and hand to your teacher at the end of the next lunchtime. NO equipment will be loaned to students.
Not quiet - copy the talkative behaviour essay in your own time from the window in A6 blah blah blah blah...
As you can imagine this is only part of it!
What is a parent to do? Where are all those incredible 21st century teachers and learners hiding?
Any words of wisdom on how to approach this in a professional manner would be appreciated.
This sounds disappointing if not downright shocking. I appreciate the ground rules for behavior and expectation are to be established at the beginning of the school year but come on… seriously.What disturbs me more is question that is left hang…
“Are all high schools like this?”
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Have you seen the discussion about this on Derek's blog? http://blog.core-ed.org/derek/
If I put myself in this parent's shoes I can understand his or her concern. I wonder if it is worth waiting a few weeks though to see what this teacher is like? They could be inspirational in other ways (she said rather desperately)
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