Comments on: More Cowbell. Not. http://themorechild.com/2009/07/02/more-cowbell-not/ Extreme giftedness, re-forming education, homeschooling, parenting and more...as seen from the Washington, DC suburbs. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:23:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: SwitchedOnMom http://themorechild.com/2009/07/02/more-cowbell-not/#comment-1797 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:57:10 +0000 http://themorechild.com/?p=3145#comment-1797 To each his own. For me it’s the image of “the herd.”

]]> By: Kevin http://themorechild.com/2009/07/02/more-cowbell-not/#comment-1794 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:42:05 +0000 http://themorechild.com/?p=3145#comment-1794 I fail to see how the use of a bell as an attention signal for a classroom is more “dehumanizing” than the various phrases or gestures that are also used for the purpose. Using an attention signal rather than shouting at the kids is good classroom management. Would you have objected if the bell had been described as a handbell? a desktop bell?

The process described for dismissing teachers seems fairly reasonable. Expensive, but not as expensive as the cumbersome processes that NY and LA have, and better than having no process for dismissal. The mere existence of a functioning dismissal process probably weeds out a number of teachers without having to be formally invoked.

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