The worst part about being me is that, when it comes to writing, I'm not very good at keeping my mouth (pen) shut. Example: The only reason for this entry is to fulfill an obligation. As much as I wish I had the luxury of extra time to maintain 4 separate blogs, but that is, to put it lightly, fantasaical.
Someone somewhere must realize that, before additional tasks can be plopped onto the already-loaded plate of a teacher, something else must be first removed. Instead, what is handed down to a teacher by those he works for is often justified by statements such as, "It's just a little thing. It won't take much time." or "If you manage your time well, you can fit it in."
Do the phrases "snowball effect" or "it all adds up" mean anything to anyone? Quantity does not guarantee quality, and I am confident that the quality of teaching in the public education system is being compromised by the quantity of tasks being loaded onto to teachers by numerous sources and people who do not take the time to consider that their "little extra something" is being added to an "already massive something." Something needs to be changed.
I thought we were supposed to be student-centered!!
