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Re: My daughter's teacher

From: Bill Sechler (BillSe.ca.us)
Date: Tue Mar 14 2000 - 07:16:04 PST

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    Talk to the teacher, if no change in curriculum, consider removing your daughter.

    >>> Dennis Freeman <freemad> 03/14 5:17 AM >>>
    Ok, gang, help me out. Some of you know me, others may not, but I have a
    situation I'd like advice on. I teach HS art in a district with 7 art
    teachers. Until recently, my daughter (1st grade) had art classes with a
    really good art teacher. Projects were creative, and I could see design
    and aesthetics being taught. She recently had to change schools, and is
    now with the "other" elementary specialist. I can't believe what I'm
    seeing - xerox sheets which the kids cut out and color, almost all
    seasonal. I'm not an elementary specialist, but I helped write our
    district curriculum, and I don't remember anything about endless coloring
    book projects.
    This person was counseled out of classroom teaching, then out of Title 1
    reading, and now she has landed in art, where she seems safe, because it's
    "just art". I'm not only worried about the effect on my daughter & other
    students, but also about the future of our district's art program and what
    this says about the district's committment to quality programs. Any
    advice? - Dennis in Wyo. 

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