On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 20:07:42 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:51:47 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Classroom teachers, for the most part, are not "free" to try "different
things" that haven't been approved in advance by school administrators.
This doesn't mean they don't know how...it just means there is not much
variance allowed.

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What nonsense. Teachers have to teach the subject matter but their
style, effectiveness and commitment vary enormously.

The lack of knowledge about teaching displayed by Krause and his
buddy, BAO, is unreal.

You're correct, teachers are given the learning objectives for their
subject and grade. In Virginia, these objectives are listed in the
Standards of Learning. The manner in which the teacher enables the
students to accomplish the objectives is up to the teacher. A half
dozen teachers teaching the same subject will probably be using a half
dozen different techniques to do so.