wait...are you implying that you treat your teachers as ADULTS? How can you possibly run a school where you treat your people as adults. that sounds very unprofessional.
Bravo to all your staff for giving the students what they need and for having an administrator who supports the staff and understands the meaning of professional. Wish there were more administrators like you everywhere. Oh the places we could go............
Teaching is such a noble profession...i feel like we're creeping toward a point where the "powers that be" are gonna finally screw things up so bad, and cause the school districts to be short so many MORE teachers, they'll finally HAVE to say, "hmmmm, maybe we need to get out of these teachers' way and let them...oh, i don't know...just TEACH."
Truth Teller my school had them. I attended zero of them. Those meetings are worthless and destroys morale. Our students are more capable than a stupid state mandated test.
I NEEDED this!!! I couldn’t stop laughing but then got immediately sad. I’m in my 6th year teaching and I’m feeling the teacher burn out. I’m starting to wonder why I ever went into teaching. We have to turn in weekly lesson plans, weekly data meeting, and discuss weekly what groups were focusing on 😤🤯🤬I wish there were more of you!
Yes!!! Now if only someone would do videos like this on the ridiculous paperwork requirements of special education! I spend more time typing IEPs, progress reports every 4 weeks then I do on my lesson plans!!! That is NOT what is best for the students!
We meet weekly . We start by breaking down the standards. Ex TSW count to 100 by ones. What's the verb-- count. The noun/object-- to 100. Any other information-- by ones. I can't tell you the joy this brings to our Mondays.
When I taught at a school in Arkansas, my fifth grade literacy class (60 students including 8 special ed students) had 93% proficiency! Do you think anyone at that school asked me what I was doing to be so successful? 😡 The next year when these same students went to 6th grade, they were 65% proficient! Sheesh!
Just wanted to say thank you for this. Luckily, I was in my finally year before retirement when Weekly Data Meetings started. And now our school district has a teacher shortage. Hmmm🤔
AmenAmenAmen!!! Especially on the lesson plans. You are amazing and that's why your school is so high performing. Principals can learn so much from you! And can we just speak about taking away a teacher's right to make their own schedule. The district where I student taught chose the same schedule for all teachers WITHOUT factoring in transition times. Hello?!?!?! Transitions are part of teaching 101. Another reason why teachers should have more control over what they do.
We have 3 to 4 meetings a week sometimes more and I'm absolutely drained... and districts complain that they have teacher shortage, beurocracy causes this mentality... if it ain't broke, fix it till it is 🤦♀️
I have had days where I'm driving home and just crying my eyes out. I am so stressed because I'm never given the time to do the planning, and preparing, the grading and the feedback and any additional odds and ends that is required because I have no time. I'm always at a meeting during my planning. And we're required to go with our kids to lunch.
@@slvrangel22 texas law has put things in place to protect our time and believe me, it's still a fight... school admin on the whole doesn't have respect for your time and we wonder why there are teacher shortages and teachers leaving the profession in droves
@@erinc6997 you are so right! This year we have all new administration and we have been required to go to SPED, TTESS, Discipline, etc meetings during our conference time. It's driving all of us crazy! We don't have time to plan, grade or contact parents.
@@kcal8631 are you part of a teacher association? Those are violations of the education code www.texasaft.org/resources/know-rights/planning-and-preparation/ Fight for your rights, girl! And if you are a member of teachers insurance, you need to contact legal...
Thats exactly what goes on in our schools! Weekly data meetings & we are miserable & lessons plans have to be posted & srnt to the principal. Must be turned in each Thursday at 5!
Gerry Brooks, I wish that you could be cloned so that you can guide other schools. Your heart has never forgotten what it means to be a teacher. Thank you for speaking the truth.
Wow. In a district I know very, very well this is nothing but blasphemy. To me, it is freedom to meet students where they are and actually teach to mastery. Imagine.
How long are your staff meetings? How frequent? Do you go 40 minutes past your teachers' contracted time? (Just a teacher in another state wondering, k thanks, bye!)
Kind hierarchical structure is still hierarchy. Admin “getting into classrooms every day” doesn’t help teachers or students, it only reinforces hierarchy. Don’t enter the room unless you’re there to help with the lesson.
On one hand, I agree from the teacher standpoint. It might give me anxiety. But at the same time, to know they could come by at any point might make an impact on student behavior. Of course I also think if your test scores are fairly high, meaning students are performing where they should be, I would be willing to bet behavior's aren't a huge factor. I believe many kids get off task when they have no clue what is going on. But the presence of admin more often might help.
I think admin should be in classes more, but not to judge. If there is a culture that admin is there to participate and not evaluate, that is good. Finnish schools have some super high test scores and their admin even co-teach, it is normal for them to be in and out of classes daily. NOT to judge, but to make everyone feel comfortable with them there. I would LOVE to see some admin co-teach classes! Especially the ones where the struggle is real...
@@vickicraig6803 it is almost funny all the endless conversations we have about climate and culture. All these "cutsie" little ideas that don't really change anything. This... what you described... these relationships, the involvement, is amazing. This is what would really make an impact. All the other mumbo jumbo is more of a band aide. Or a parent buying their kid a thoughtless gift to make up for not being around and having quality time. Quality time surpasses the expensive gifts.
@@slvrangel22 I love the "cutsie" ideas you mentioned, I personally use "strategy dujour" for all the NEW and IMPROVED ideas. What is "in" changes so often I feel like the girl in the exorcist. Like Gerry says, teachers are PROFESSIONALS, let them decide what is best to use in THEIR classrooms. Let's help the new folks who have no clue what to do.
Gerry, this video was EVERYTHING. You are so right. I would move from Florence to Lexington to teach for you. I am so burnt out and about to leave teaching because of the things that happening. As a principal, do you get pushback from the district?
In my district the teachers asked for more time to learn new curriculum, programs, etc. and guess what? They gave us 30 extra minutes added to our daily schedule. And guess what else? They tell us where to meet, who to meet with, what to discuss and the form to fill out the minutes on! Not only that, but we get to go to meetings EVERY morning! That's in addition to the normal 1 afternoon per week full staff meeting and our weekly Focused Collaboration meeting with our grade level team to discuss DATA. (This is true.)
From a recently retire high school math teacher. To hell with those standardized tests! We test 3 graders more than we test lawyers! That is wrong. I taught Algebra 1 Honors, advanced algebra and AP Stats. When my freshmen finished Algebra 1, I would call their parents encourage them to have their student take the Jr College math entrance exam because it was a 1 time test, score stayed with them for life. All of my students passed. Do not teach to a test, the test gets in the way of learning much more difficult topics, test became a free day for my students because they were prepared. DO NOT TEACH TO A TEST! Doing so hurts students.
Can you PLEASE come consult in New Haven? According to our fired Superintendent's records, if you are a former member of her sorority, you'll $9,999 a day (anything $10K and over had to get board approval).
We have data meetings twice a year. You have to explain why some children have not improved. We only discuss the children that are priority or targets in reading, writing or maths.
You are just the best. Cheers to you and bet your turnover rate is pretty low. Thanks for all you do for not only your staff, but all of the other people who watch your vrdeos- LOL.
I wish they can clone you for every school in the US... My sister (new teacher) told me the superintendent in her district told her and the fellow teachers that the teachers can only speak for 5 minutes, let the kids "discuss amongst themselves" for 30mins and review any questions kids have for the last 10 mins... Is that pure insanity? In what world do these superintendents pull these insane theories out of thin air and think they will work in the real world?!
LOVE!!! I wanna know where people come up with these ridiculous ideas. Are they being taught in master's programs for educational leadership? If so, that's a shame.
Sometimes I'm surprised your a principal because you see the world through a teacher's eyes. Thank you!
This is why he needs to be Secretary of Education. :) He is special and more principals need to see the world through teachers' eyes.
A principal is a master teacher and not a master of teachers. He has empathy and knows how hard teachers work.
wait...are you implying that you treat your teachers as ADULTS? How can you possibly run a school where you treat your people as adults. that sounds very unprofessional.
...and the students as human beings.... What next?
Right!!
Bravo to all your staff for giving the students what they need and for having an administrator who supports the staff and understands the meaning of professional. Wish there were more administrators like you everywhere. Oh the places we could go............
I wonder how many teachers wish you were the principal at their school...........
I'm retired. Had he been my pernciple, I would have stayed on.
I use go there but now I'm in middle school 😭
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All of them!
Umm. ALL OF THEM!!!!
You are so very on the mark with everything you say here. I speak for all teachers when I say thanks for saying it out loud for us.
How many teacher's watched this and are thinking of creative ways to pass this along to their administrative staff without getting fired?
Thank you for all you do!!! I wish more principals were like you!
Funny but also falls under the category of sad but true.
Not a teacher but I love your videos. This country needs you to be the secretary of education.
Teaching is such a noble profession...i feel like we're creeping toward a point where the "powers that be" are gonna finally screw things up so bad, and cause the school districts to be short so many MORE teachers, they'll finally HAVE to say, "hmmmm, maybe we need to get out of these teachers' way and let them...oh, i don't know...just TEACH."
Congratulations on your test results!
Imma say it. I love the way you think. So why does our principal require all this and more? Who is benefiting? 'Cause it sure isn't the students.
LOL 😂 weekly data meetings this ain't weight watchers lol 😂
Truth Teller my school had them. I attended zero of them. Those meetings are worthless and destroys morale. Our students are more capable than a stupid state mandated test.
I NEEDED this!!! I couldn’t stop laughing but then got immediately sad. I’m in my 6th year teaching and I’m feeling the teacher burn out. I’m starting to wonder why I ever went into teaching. We have to turn in weekly lesson plans, weekly data meeting, and discuss weekly what groups were focusing on 😤🤯🤬I wish there were more of you!
Yes!!! Now if only someone would do videos like this on the ridiculous paperwork requirements of special education! I spend more time typing IEPs, progress reports every 4 weeks then I do on my lesson plans!!! That is NOT what is best for the students!
Honestly!!
And they wonder why so few people are willing to go into/stay in SPED. 🙄
We meet weekly . We start by breaking down the standards. Ex TSW count to 100 by ones. What's the verb-- count. The noun/object-- to 100. Any other information-- by ones. I can't tell you the joy this brings to our Mondays.
You are such an inspiration Gerry AND congrats to you and your staff team; great results 👍
This is a breath of fresh Kentucky air!
When I taught at a school in Arkansas, my fifth grade literacy class (60 students including 8 special ed students) had 93% proficiency! Do you think anyone at that school asked me what I was doing to be so successful? 😡 The next year when these same students went to 6th grade, they were 65% proficient! Sheesh!
Preach it, sir! I wish all administrators were as common-sense focused as you.
Lol. Staff turnover. My wife loves it at her school. She gets to meet many new teachers at her school every year.
Just wanted to say thank you for this. Luckily, I was in my finally year before retirement when Weekly Data Meetings started. And now our school district has a teacher shortage. Hmmm🤔
Great leadership starts with great leaders. Good job Gerry!
Congratulations to you and your staff!
AmenAmenAmen!!! Especially on the lesson plans. You are amazing and that's why your school is so high performing. Principals can learn so much from you! And can we just speak about taking away a teacher's right to make their own schedule. The district where I student taught chose the same schedule for all teachers WITHOUT factoring in transition times. Hello?!?!?! Transitions are part of teaching 101. Another reason why teachers should have more control over what they do.
We have 3 to 4 meetings a week sometimes more and I'm absolutely drained... and districts complain that they have teacher shortage, beurocracy causes this mentality... if it ain't broke, fix it till it is 🤦♀️
I have had days where I'm driving home and just crying my eyes out. I am so stressed because I'm never given the time to do the planning, and preparing, the grading and the feedback and any additional odds and ends that is required because I have no time. I'm always at a meeting during my planning. And we're required to go with our kids to lunch.
@@slvrangel22 texas law has put things in place to protect our time and believe me, it's still a fight... school admin on the whole doesn't have respect for your time and we wonder why there are teacher shortages and teachers leaving the profession in droves
@@slvrangel22 hang in there girl.. prayers and hugs ❤❤❤
@@erinc6997 you are so right! This year we have all new administration and we have been required to go to SPED, TTESS, Discipline, etc meetings during our conference time. It's driving all of us crazy! We don't have time to plan, grade or contact parents.
@@kcal8631 are you part of a teacher association? Those are violations of the education code www.texasaft.org/resources/know-rights/planning-and-preparation/
Fight for your rights, girl! And if you are a member of teachers insurance, you need to contact legal...
Thank you for being the sarcastic voice of reason! Love your stuff.... Keep it coming.
Wonderfully wise and winning administrator!!!
Love, love, love you!!! You are amazing and truthful! Thank you for your videos!!!
Awesome video as usual! And congrats on the scores!
Amen, brother, preach it!!! 👏👏👏
Thats exactly what goes on in our schools! Weekly data meetings & we are miserable & lessons plans have to be posted & srnt to the principal. Must be turned in each Thursday at 5!
Gerry Brooks, I wish that you could be cloned so that you can guide other schools. Your heart has never forgotten what it means to be a teacher. Thank you for speaking the truth.
Love the reality check, aka sarcasm!
Sounds like a whole school pizza party time! When you serving?
Wow. In a district I know very, very well this is nothing but blasphemy. To me, it is freedom to meet students where they are and actually teach to mastery. Imagine.
Sharing this with everyone! 😂
How long are your staff meetings? How frequent? Do you go 40 minutes past your teachers' contracted time? (Just a teacher in another state wondering, k thanks, bye!)
Maria Carrigan are yours mini Professional Development meetings under the guise of staff meetings?
Kind hierarchical structure is still hierarchy. Admin “getting into classrooms every day” doesn’t help teachers or students, it only reinforces hierarchy. Don’t enter the room unless you’re there to help with the lesson.
Preach it louder
On one hand, I agree from the teacher standpoint. It might give me anxiety. But at the same time, to know they could come by at any point might make an impact on student behavior. Of course I also think if your test scores are fairly high, meaning students are performing where they should be, I would be willing to bet behavior's aren't a huge factor. I believe many kids get off task when they have no clue what is going on. But the presence of admin more often might help.
I think admin should be in classes more, but not to judge. If there is a culture that admin is there to participate and not evaluate, that is good. Finnish schools have some super high test scores and their admin even co-teach, it is normal for them to be in and out of classes daily. NOT to judge, but to make everyone feel comfortable with them there. I would LOVE to see some admin co-teach classes! Especially the ones where the struggle is real...
@@vickicraig6803 it is almost funny all the endless conversations we have about climate and culture. All these "cutsie" little ideas that don't really change anything.
This... what you described... these relationships, the involvement, is amazing. This is what would really make an impact.
All the other mumbo jumbo is more of a band aide. Or a parent buying their kid a thoughtless gift to make up for not being around and having quality time.
Quality time surpasses the expensive gifts.
@@slvrangel22 I love the "cutsie" ideas you mentioned, I personally use "strategy dujour" for all the NEW and IMPROVED ideas. What is "in" changes so often I feel like the girl in the exorcist. Like Gerry says, teachers are PROFESSIONALS, let them decide what is best to use in THEIR classrooms. Let's help the new folks who have no clue what to do.
Thank you for doing what you do! We could use you in Florida.
This is the BEST!!!!! HIGH FIVE!!!!! 🖐🏻
Where can I send your flowers? Bravo
Gerry! Puuuuurleeeeez come to my district and train our purncipals!
Gerry, you are ermazing!!! I’m surius! 😁
Thank you and a big amen to that!
AMEN!!!!!
Gerry, this video was EVERYTHING. You are so right. I would move from Florence to Lexington to teach for you. I am so burnt out and about to leave teaching because of the things that happening. As a principal, do you get pushback from the district?
OMG!!! Wish all principals were like you!!!
What a breath of fresh air!
1,000,000 likes!!!!!
Gerry for president!!!!
Amen!
Amen!!! You’re the best.
In my district the teachers asked for more time to learn new curriculum, programs, etc. and guess what? They gave us 30 extra minutes added to our daily schedule. And guess what else? They tell us where to meet, who to meet with, what to discuss and the form to fill out the minutes on! Not only that, but we get to go to meetings EVERY morning! That's in addition to the normal 1 afternoon per week full staff meeting and our weekly Focused Collaboration meeting with our grade level team to discuss DATA. (This is true.)
You are Superman! ❤️
From a recently retire high school math teacher. To hell with those standardized tests! We test 3 graders more than we test lawyers! That is wrong. I taught Algebra 1 Honors, advanced algebra and AP Stats. When my freshmen finished Algebra 1, I would call their parents encourage them to have their student take the Jr College math entrance exam because it was a 1 time test, score stayed with them for life. All of my students passed. Do not teach to a test, the test gets in the way of learning much more difficult topics, test became a free day for my students because they were prepared. DO NOT TEACH TO A TEST! Doing so hurts students.
Amen! I would love to work with you.
At staff meetings, our department (foreign language) would place bets on how many times they would say the word “data”. 😆
Robin Kinley ...and making “shifts”
Can you PLEASE come consult in New Haven? According to our fired Superintendent's records, if you are a former member of her sorority, you'll $9,999 a day (anything $10K and over had to get board approval).
Can I come teach for you please?
Congrats to all students who worked your brain muscles !
Please come to Texas!!😂😂😂
We have data meetings twice a year. You have to explain why some children have not improved. We only discuss the children that are priority or targets in reading, writing or maths.
OMG! Leaving large urban district in Texas and hunting you down!!!!!!!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
excellent
You are just the best. Cheers to you and bet your turnover rate is pretty low. Thanks for all you do for not only your staff, but all of the other people who watch your vrdeos- LOL.
I wish they can clone you for every school in the US... My sister (new teacher) told me the superintendent in her district told her and the fellow teachers that the teachers can only speak for 5 minutes, let the kids "discuss amongst themselves" for 30mins and review any questions kids have for the last 10 mins... Is that pure insanity? In what world do these superintendents pull these insane theories out of thin air and think they will work in the real world?!
All around TTT is reduced. "Scaffolding ".
Amen.
LOVE!!! I wanna know where people come up with these ridiculous ideas. Are they being taught in master's programs for educational leadership? If so, that's a shame.
The geniuses in higher admin jobs who barely spent anytime in the classroom are the ones to blame
I’ll move if I can get a job in your school!
Amen
This is exactly what I’ve wanted to say so many many times. Too bad he retired.
Garry you are the best!
Amazing.
Thank you!!
Gerry I would like your opinion on the book “Why Meadow Died”
Preach!!!
Congratulations
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ABSOLUTELY!!!!!
Omg thank you.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
PREACH!!!
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May I please work for you...? 😭
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!
Can I come work for you
Weekly data meetings...
Why do you use so many Rs in your speech?
First comment biggest fan
😂😂😂😂
One dislike must have been a mistake
Lol, it was Betsy DeVos...
Someone keeps trolling him. I honestly believe it's eve same 3 people who are judging. But he's treasure. I'm not even a teacher and I appreciate him!
MsCara99 😂😂😂😂
Looks like ur losing weight
Amen!