Seen on Facebook

“He found that teachers with the highest grading standards increase their students’ end-of-course scores on standardized tests by 16.9 percent of a standard deviation over teachers with the lowest grading standards.”

Not shocking at all! My students complain that I give too much work, it’s too hard, etc, but I regularly remind them that the reason I push hard is because I want them to be at grade-level proficiency and have developed a strong work ethic and study skills by the time they get to high school.

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/when-teachers-are-tough-graders-students-learn-more-study-says/2020/02?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR0ZnbyLR39S0etsdM7iGB4MqUzqBuHJ0sjebIpccqVEf4GuTQ21VoQg5kY

Reportedly from 3rd grade in Tucson, Arizona

“The Biden administration says transgender kids are entitled to ‘gender-affirming’ medical care. These girls disagree. ‘I have this intense rage in me over the harm that was done to me.’”

https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/the-testosterone-hangover?s=r

This video gives some interesting insights into the current issues in our schools on a national level:
https://www.prageru.com/video/miseducated-the-decline-of-americas-schools

I found out today that a student of mine, a 6th grade girl, had a “gender support plan” meeting with a district representative, school counselor, and one of her teachers. I knew that the child was going by a different name with some teachers, but I just thought it was a silly nickname for her given name. It wasn’t until I happened to be discussing this student with a colleague today that I found out that this meeting took place and that the child is going by “they/them” sometimes. My biggest concern is that parents were not invited or informed of this meeting; I do not know if they are aware of all this or not.

This webpage seems to suggest that parents are to be notified of such a meeting.

https://www.aps.edu/about-us/policies-and-procedural-directives/procedural-directives/j.-students/non-discrimination-for-students-gender-identity-and-expression

I spoke to one of my school’s counselors to clarify how a Gender Support Plan works in APS. It sounds like any student who expresses that they are or might be transgender is referred for this plan. A student can request a change of name, pronouns, and/or bathroom use at school without a parent being informed, and if the parent is not involved, staff is to refer to the child by their legal name and pronouns when contacting home. If the child wants their name changed in the official student information system that we use to take attendance, log grades, keep track of parent contact info, etc, then the parent has to be involved.

I now have another one, a girl who wants to be called by a boy name at school. Just found out today. Instructed not to tell parents.

Same shit, different day

Yes, we are apparently STILL doing contact tracing at Albuquerque Public Schools.

Students are having massive psychological and emotional issues and are farther behind than ever academically? Who could possibly have advocated tooth and nail to close NM public schools for an entire year from spring 2020 to spring 2021?! Oh wait, it was you guys.

Students are having attendance issues? Who could possibly have advocated for forcing kids who were not sick to quarantine at home for ten days at a time, with sometimes multiple quarantines per child totaling 20+ days, during spring 2021 and well into the 21-22 school year?! Oh wait, it was you guys.

I’m so glad you are interested in “better learning conditions for our students” after you spent the last 2+ years destroying NM children physically, emotionally, and academically, and forcing families who could afford it to flee the state. I’d probably be emotionally dysregulated, disruptive, and defiant too if 10-25% of my entire life had been spent in this dystopian hell they are continuing to perpetuate. Well done, union peeps.

I think this is the case at Albuquerque Public Schools too. The official district paperwork seems to suggest parents are to be involved in gender-related meetings about their child, but we have several students at my school who have had these meetings without parent knowledge nor attendance and who go by a different name and gender at school than at home.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cd4KCY6F1Ia/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

First time seeing non-binary on a roster 😳