7. What a waste of my time and the teachers' time! A quick email that copied all parties would have accomplished the same thing thus freeing up time for the teachers to focus on students who don't make all A's (or even all C's). It only reinforces what people have said about TC for a while - It's either Yale or Jail.
Something which I think is symptomatic of the Sherman regime is lack of choice for all parties involved. IAP's could be mandatory for those students in dire need of intervention and voluntary for those students/parents who feel they would benefit from the plan. But giving folks a choice in the matter is antithetical to the way Mort does things--god forbid, his subjects should make their own decisions.
As a T.C. Williams graduate, I find it sad that IAPs and catch phrases are what ACPS feels will address the concerns at my alma mater. When I went to T.C. we didn't have worthless acronyms, we had caring teachers and good guidance counselors. The teachers pushed you and told you what was working and what you had to fix, and the guidance counselors steered you where you needed to go depending on what you wanted to do in life. Now, everyone is given a computer generated form so the school can document what it is doing. Guidance counselors are reduced to administrative assistants, and the teachers are given one meaningless task after another which takes them away from their students. What a sham.
And as far as the "Imagine the Titans" and "Fulfill the Promise" crap. I would seriously hope that within the past 40 years other positive stories and products have come out of T.C. besides the actions of a football team, glorified and fictionalized by Disney. Not to take away from the accomplishments of the 1971 team, but really, there is nothing else that makes T.C., T.C.? I guess that it is after all a superstar movie produced by a film company known for fantasy. That seems to be right up Mr. Sherman's alley.
7. What a waste of my time and the teachers' time! A quick email that copied all parties would have accomplished the same thing thus freeing up time for the teachers to focus on students who don't make all A's (or even all C's). It only reinforces what people have said about TC for a while - It's either Yale or Jail.
ReplyDeleteSomething which I think is symptomatic of the Sherman regime is lack of choice for all parties involved. IAP's could be mandatory for those students in dire need of intervention and voluntary for those students/parents who feel they would benefit from the plan. But giving folks a choice in the matter is antithetical to the way Mort does things--god forbid, his subjects should make their own decisions.
ReplyDeleteMaybe another motto for TC could be
ReplyDeleteNo Voice
No Choice
That's how we roll...
As a T.C. Williams graduate, I find it sad that IAPs and catch phrases are what ACPS feels will address the concerns at my alma mater. When I went to T.C. we didn't have worthless acronyms, we had caring teachers and good guidance counselors. The teachers pushed you and told you what was working and what you had to fix, and the guidance counselors steered you where you needed to go depending on what you wanted to do in life. Now, everyone is given a computer generated form so the school can document what it is doing. Guidance counselors are reduced to administrative assistants, and the teachers are given one meaningless task after another which takes them away from their students. What a sham.
ReplyDeleteAnd as far as the "Imagine the Titans" and "Fulfill the Promise" crap. I would seriously hope that within the past 40 years other positive stories and products have come out of T.C. besides the actions of a football team, glorified and fictionalized by Disney. Not to take away from the accomplishments of the 1971 team, but really, there is nothing else that makes T.C., T.C.? I guess that it is after all a superstar movie produced by a film company known for fantasy. That seems to be right up Mr. Sherman's alley.