tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post3891651564272540229..comments2024-02-20T03:57:11.723-05:00Comments on Teaching Underground: Best and BrightestSteven Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01877542687619173741noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post-69604412727041479612011-09-17T22:47:30.137-04:002011-09-17T22:47:30.137-04:00Remember when you were in Ed School and the first ...Remember when you were in Ed School and the first question from your supervisor after you taught a lesson was always the same. "So what did you think about that lesson?" or something similar. It's always great to have an outside opinion, but usually when something isn't going well, the person doing the job knows. That's part of what is missing. People jump to the conclusion that public education is so bad. I know we have problems, I see them every day. So why are politicians, school boards, and sometimes even district administrators so reluctant to honestly ask "how are things going?"<br /><br />My son's football coach told the players this last week: "We can't see everything that's happening on the field. You need to talk to us. If your man is cutting this way every single play, don't waste your time trying to push him the other way, tell us on the sideline 'coach, he's going left every time' and we'll adjust the plays to our advantage."<br /><br />Sometimes I get the feeling that when we go to the sidelines and tell our coaches what's happening on the field, the reply is more like "stop complaining and do your job. I call the plays on this team and if you can't execute them get out of the game."Steven Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877542687619173741noreply@blogger.com