I’m in my second year of teaching overall, but I just started at a new school about a month ago as a mid-year replacement At this school, the expectation is very clear: follow the curriculum script almost word for word, use their materials, and ma...
I’m in my second year of teaching overall, but I just started at a new school about a month ago as a mid-year replacement At this school, the expectation is very clear: follow the curriculum script almost word for word, use their materials, and make minimal changes Last week, people from the district came to observe. They came into my classroom, watched me teach, and later told my admin they were shocked I had just been hired because I taught like a seasoned teacher Yesterday, according to my assistant principal, they came back with district instructional coaches, specifically to show them how my co-teacher and I run our class Now they’ve told my assistant principal they want to come back again to record my lesson to show an example for other teachers in the district as to how they should be teaching The irony of that for me is I don’t follow the script at all I teach the same topics in the timeframe they expect, but I make my own materials. I write my own notes. I teach in a way that actually feels natural and makes sense for my students So now I’m in this weird situation where the district wants to showcase my teaching as a model when it’s the exact opposite of what they officially expect teachers to do It just makes me wonder how many teachers would actually be more effective if they were trusted to teach in a way that works for their students instead of being forced into a script submitted by /u/officiallytimothy [link] [comments]