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Tom Deighan, Superintendent, Duncan Public Schools: Mostly Educational Hitting the school bubbly
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<blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3565094" data-attributes="member: 35603"><p>Overall I have been really happy with the culture at Piedmont Schools. The teachers and administration are amazing!</p><p></p><p>The way they have to teach to the tests drives me insane! I also have to constantly tell my son when he comes to me for math homework that I can show him step by step to solve anything with a pencil and a piece of paper, but it may not fit the requirements for how they teach math now. The unfortunate part is that the way I learned this stuff seems to make more sense to him than the current methods. The lack of text books to bring home with their homework is incredibly frustrating too. If I had the text they are teaching from, I could probably do a much better job reinforcing the methods they are using.</p><p></p><p>The only complaint that I have towards the teachers' methods is accepting late work. My son was blessed with my tendency to procrastinate until the pressure is on. Letting him have multiple weeks after the due date to turn in homework and receive credit is making it incredibly difficult for us to drive home the concept of deadlines and urgency in completing tasks.</p><p></p><p>My last pet peeve is that they dont memorize the basic multiplication tables anymore. I feel like that was the foundation to making basic math so second nature that we could focus on learning more complex topics. That isn't the case anymore. </p><p></p><p>In no way do I blame the teachers in any of this. I know this stuff gets passed down the ladder and they are more or less carrying out orders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wawazat, post: 3565094, member: 35603"] Overall I have been really happy with the culture at Piedmont Schools. The teachers and administration are amazing! The way they have to teach to the tests drives me insane! I also have to constantly tell my son when he comes to me for math homework that I can show him step by step to solve anything with a pencil and a piece of paper, but it may not fit the requirements for how they teach math now. The unfortunate part is that the way I learned this stuff seems to make more sense to him than the current methods. The lack of text books to bring home with their homework is incredibly frustrating too. If I had the text they are teaching from, I could probably do a much better job reinforcing the methods they are using. The only complaint that I have towards the teachers' methods is accepting late work. My son was blessed with my tendency to procrastinate until the pressure is on. Letting him have multiple weeks after the due date to turn in homework and receive credit is making it incredibly difficult for us to drive home the concept of deadlines and urgency in completing tasks. My last pet peeve is that they dont memorize the basic multiplication tables anymore. I feel like that was the foundation to making basic math so second nature that we could focus on learning more complex topics. That isn't the case anymore. In no way do I blame the teachers in any of this. I know this stuff gets passed down the ladder and they are more or less carrying out orders. [/QUOTE]
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