A LYS Teacher asks:
SC,
I really like the alignment component with
CSCOPE... and the scope and sequence helpful as well. What will districts do
now?
SC Response
At this point, the only thing that won’t be
available in CSCOPE will be the lessons. And the lessons were simply an
add-on. The power of CSCOPE is the
vertical and horizontal alignment to the TEKS.
Who is hurt by CSCOPE being FORCED to remove the supporting lessons are TEACHERS. Not the master teacher,
teaching a familiar content. But
everyone else... The rookie
teacher who has no lessons or doesn’t yet recognize a good lesson from a bad one. The long-term sub who is trying to keep
a class moving forward. The
veteran teacher who is teaching a new grade level or course. The coach in the
middle of a season. And the
teacher dealing with a temporary crisis in his or her life. These teachers now have had a
resource/safety net STOLEN from them.
And we can pin the THEFT to one man, a state
senator who has no experience in education and represents no school districts
that actually use CSCOPE. That
man, Senator Dan Patrick, who proudly supports vouchers, reduced school
funding, increased testing and the dismantling of teacher resources. And now he is running for Lieutenant
Governor, highlighting his enlightened education policy leadership.
So I ask you... What will teachers do now?
Think. Work. Achieve.
Your turn...
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