Ac went out in my room so I was moved. 15 minutes later observation. I was docked for classroom appearance. 🙃
2024-07-13 05:28:54
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Katdrieger :
I had the school board come in to observe my math lesson, they kept talking to my students while I was teaching. I finally stopped and waited for them to stop talking….. because like why.
2024-07-13 04:12:23
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Mikayla :
I got docked for using my whiteboard because erasing was taking “to much time”.
2024-08-14 21:47:51
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russell.kalynna :
I love my admin. We schedule it between September and November. We get to pick day, time, eveeyting. It's amazing
2024-07-13 01:51:46
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Amanda B :
my first year I was teaching kindergarten, I was observed on both Halloween and Valentine's Day. basically just scraping the kids off the wall
2024-07-14 01:54:11
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angiesmith32570 :
Covered another class along with my class. Had a walk through where I was got dinged because not all 60 were not actively engaged!
2024-07-14 04:56:23
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Jessica Brown :
But was the learning target on the wall and referenced throughout the lesson? That makes all the difference. The management would have fine if she had her learning target up.
2024-07-13 02:03:01
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Momma hay :
I was awarded Elem Teacher of the Year for the whole district. My admin observed me and rated me low but I have high performing scores on testing.
2024-07-14 06:06:09
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BreannaFL :
My admin came in for an observation and asked me why I wasn’t teaching science. I responded that I don’t teach science. She asked if I normally do. I said, no, I teach ELA. She tried to dock me for
2024-07-13 03:50:39
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Abby :
Got called back to work when I was halfway to a training at the district office. Got to school 5mins after the bell and my kids were still outside (no one went to check on them).....
2024-07-15 22:37:54
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Adiafornos :
last year (first year teacher) when my principal scheduled my observation I kept saying "I don't mind that day but I don't think you can..." (and similar phrases) and kept saying updates like this as
2024-07-13 04:25:03
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Aubrey :
During student teaching you are often observed but my observer from my university got sick and asked me to tape my lesson. Well 5th graders were automatically interested in the camera so
2024-07-15 18:32:49
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Sunrise 🌄 :
Pre-pandemic,told my admin my sister died the day b4 & I really wasn't feeling well but I'll take some meds & try to tough it out (truthfully I might've had covid)5min later person came & tried to do
2024-07-15 19:21:46
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evaram053 :
I had a principal do my observation on the Friday before Thanksgiving break. Another lost her notes of my observation and did another. Luckily, I now work for the best admin team ever!
2024-07-13 02:00:56
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Lili :
one of my student teaching observations was on Halloween... I wasn't supposed to teach that cause it was a half day and they had a party and a school dance, but
2024-08-03 04:14:40
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Kerri Brown :
I had an informal observation at 7:50 in the morning the week before I had my baby. We were still waiting for the morning announcements and bell. I was docked for not walking down one isle of desks.
2024-07-14 14:21:08
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whysocialstudiesmatters :
I had a state observation the day after the senior exams. I taught seniors and it was a senior class that they were observing. I have no clue the results but you know, it wasn’t my fault
2024-07-13 01:59:03
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Leighann :
2 years in a row I did not get all of my required observations…we have 100% new admin next year
2024-07-13 02:13:43
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kuitujohn :
I had a principal use a concert rehearsal as an observation. Half the teachers dropped their classes off in the gym for the rehearsal and left. I was also running the mics and the lights. I prob
2024-07-14 00:09:20
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wildviolets3 :
When my niece was in kindergarten, she had a lovely 1st year teacher. The principal (who knew our family, 3rd kid at this small school) came in to observe as the teacher was drawing on her board.1/2
2024-08-03 15:48:08
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Jessica Evans :
I once had an observation during state testing. I was docked because my small group wasn’t my read aloud kids….they were taking their test.
2024-08-05 21:28:15
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Whitney Ehlo :
I had a fire drill in my class about 1/2 through the class. I had finished my lesson and we were just about to go into independent learning. When we came back I went ahead and closed out the lesson
2024-07-14 12:13:08
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Mamadeee :
Ugh. In my first district admin scheduled a district walk thru during my science block on a Friday and we had a test! My principal called like 15 mins before and said I needed to do a lesson….
2024-07-15 17:58:30
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Erin :
I had a class one year that all the students dropped the second week of school. Nobody noticed I had an empty class until an AP showed up to do an observation. During 4th quarter 😅
2024-07-16 03:32:49
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