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minus-squareblindsight@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWhy the fuck do books need to be approved? Is that a common thing in the US? In Canada, I’ve never checked a text with my principal before assigning it. The curriculum does not list approved resources; teachers are professionals who are trained to select appropriate materials to cover the material.
minus-squareaveryfalken@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHigher ups that make way more than the actual teachers some having never taught a day in their life’s make decisions on what should be taught and how. I left my education major behind cause I saw the state of how school districts in most states were being handled.
Why the fuck do books need to be approved? Is that a common thing in the US?
In Canada, I’ve never checked a text with my principal before assigning it.
The curriculum does not list approved resources; teachers are professionals who are trained to select appropriate materials to cover the material.
Higher ups that make way more than the actual teachers some having never taught a day in their life’s make decisions on what should be taught and how.
I left my education major behind cause I saw the state of how school districts in most states were being handled.