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NE889 t1_je4p79v wrote

Reply to comment by Consistent-Egg1534 in Anyone else feeling terrible about sending their kids off to take the stupid MCAS this week? by [deleted]

What is your town’s goal in having a classroom with kids from a wide range of abilities this late in their age?

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Consistent-Egg1534 t1_je4po4u wrote

You would have to ask our moron superintendent. The goal 2 years ago was to not have to pay as many teachers. But the experiment has failed - we are not providing adequate aides to make the set-up work nor are we providing the amount of team planning time we were told would be made available (for teachers to teach “across a curriculum” they need to meet on paid, scheduled time weekly). Teachers are basically handling social-emotional issues and not having enough time to teach. The staff admit they are getting though less than 2/3 the material than before this experiment.

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NE889 t1_je4pwuk wrote

Ah, so your town is trying to operate like a publicly traded company and cut costs and force the teachers to do more with less and produce the same results. Except instead of appeasing stockholders, they’re causing harm to kids of all learning levels diminished returns.

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Consistent-Egg1534 t1_je4qyqs wrote

greatly diminished returns! I have seen our schools tank between my oldest’s time here and my youngest’s. And for what? We are still not properly funding and asking for more overrides🤷🏻‍♀️

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