Teachers teaching the same way for the past 25 years exists because some
teachers refuse to think that things have changed in 25 years. Some take the
unfortunate and incorrect view that when they are asked to changed, it means
that they have been doing things wrong. Some also feel that they have put so
much work into their program that they don't want to evolve it. It's made
worse when large groups of these teachers work at the same school!

I await the arguments, but teachers should be encouraged, when possible, to
work at different schools in order to be exposed to different styles and
improve our teaching (or share our success with other schools). There are
benefits to having to evaluate our program when we go to a new school and deal
with new teachers and students.

On 1/10/12, elizabeth wrote:
> It is one thing to hand out documents and assume they are read and applied,
> in this case in the area of assessment. I have recently had a teacher
> candidate and she has received very little direction on how to assess
> except the "lingo". Is it up to me to instruct her how to put this "lingo"
> into practice or as I see it, provide her with the opportunity to apply the
> skills taught in a B Ed programme. Principals are now the main source of
> PD, they are the curriculum leaders and we all know how effective some of
> them are, not to mention how overwhelmed they are with the demands of the
> job. Teachers teaching the same way for the past 25 years does not surprise
> me. Bring on more PD and evaluation of teachers as well as admin, as well
> as the teacher training programmes.
>
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