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curriculum mapping
From: jw (jmwjeann_at_TeacherArtExchange)
-- Hi Ellen if you're around. I could not help smiling like Charlie Brown when I read your 'cynical' comment about curriculum mapping. I cannot help you except to commiserate. We're going through something similar I think -- Our school has purchased and 'bought into' a new software package guaranteed to align all of our curricula inch by inch with national and state standards, not to mention Bloom's (my head aches and I experience a flashback to college education courses). Now, don't get me wrong; I have copies of all the above and refer to them faithfully as I plan my year, quarter, whatever, because I believe that these references contribute to the seriousness w/which administrators perceive art classes/teachers. However, it's this plugged in, cubby hole approach that drives me crazy. What is it about the word 'alignment' that makes my skin crawl? Well, I just thought I'd let you know that you are not alone in your temporary (we hope) cynicism. I've been trying hard to be the good team player on my campus (because I am one of the older ones and seen accurately to be a stick in the mud), and this list might be my only opportunity be a curmudgeon. I'll look forward with copy click finger ready to all the constructive replies you'll receive. I need all the catch phrases and avant garde stuff I can gather. (I've got time; they're starting with 'core' subjects -- you know, the ones what really matter.) J. ---
  
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