| I thought you understood my explanation. If schools are required to remediate, then they cannot do other things as well. The students who would have been taking pottery, for example, will not have the time available for an elective, nor will the money be available to keep the pottery teacher on, just to teach the students who do not need remediation. With a limited pot of money you cannot do everything. Remember, you agreed that the geography teacher would be out of work, if the students were now taking math instead of geography, that is a narrowing of curriculum. When choices are made, whether it's about assigning rooms for subjects, or hiring teachers, or buying course materials, choices have to be made- and if you choose to allot more time to math and English, you can't help but to narrow curriculum UNLESS you make a determined effort to teach the other subjects within the English core- a noble pursuit, but not one most English teachers are up to, since they are credentialed in English, and really shouldn't be teaching in Art or history, outside their area of competency. I think this is what John was trying to get across when he tried to tell you the curriculum had to narrow, and when you agreed that the geography teacher would be bidding the scholl adieu I think he thought you understood his point- although I'm just guessing here- I can't read his mind anymore than I can read yours. |
