tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post3564216895900555850..comments2023-10-22T03:29:52.892-04:00Comments on There's a Dragon in my Art Room: "Jargon-du-Jour" or Jurassic Jargon?Phylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-60145203258071290692015-08-07T09:13:58.141-04:002015-08-07T09:13:58.141-04:00So glad you mentioned Rigor. That was the one I w...So glad you mentioned Rigor. That was the one I was thinking of as well. The definition and the way it is used...polar opposites. Art on my Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754122893317896715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-34393664359778194852015-08-02T23:01:44.695-04:002015-08-02T23:01:44.695-04:00Wow. It's both scary and refreshing to know t...Wow. It's both scary and refreshing to know that this crazy jargon nonsense is not only our problem here in the US, but elsewhere in the world. We have EQ's and EU's, and you have LI's and SC's, but somehow it is all just the same, isn't it???Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-87043376520992909422015-08-01T23:34:34.252-04:002015-08-01T23:34:34.252-04:00Oh Phyl, what a brilliant blog post. I agree with ...Oh Phyl, what a brilliant blog post. I agree with you and all the comments wholeheartedly. And all this jargon is generated as the high flyers in our respective education departments gain promotions on the back of inventing even more crappy jargon to impress their bosses! UGH! We are currently drowning in Learning Intentions and Success Criteria and have to have them on our boards and in our planning documents and work programs whether they are truly working for us as specialist teachers, rather than classroom teachers, or not.<br />The Phys Ed guys at my school suggested that they could tape the LI and SC to their foreheads or make up headbands to attach them to as they run around with the students outside as they don't even have a board to put them on!!!!Shelley Menhennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946987275541283965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-74844290143315201362015-07-06T07:24:47.852-04:002015-07-06T07:24:47.852-04:00Just reading words like 'domains' and '...Just reading words like 'domains' and 'summative' review are making me crazy when I read your comment! And I cannot STAND the phrases Essential Questions and Enduring Understandings. I wonder how much someone got paid to think them up? Utter nonsense, if you ask me. Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-2536045931967805982015-07-06T07:20:24.582-04:002015-07-06T07:20:24.582-04:00Yes, everyone has readily jumped on the bandwagon ...Yes, everyone has readily jumped on the bandwagon for rigor being a good thing. The definition certainly will make you reconsider that! <br /><br />And yes, the term 'strategic plan' is just another bit of crazy, for sure! <br /><br />And GCN... What does THAT mean? I'm not familiar. I keep coming back to the vitamin store GNC, but that's not it, so hmmm GCN... Generally Certifiably Nuts, perhaps? Or maybe it means Going Crazy Now? Or Grandiose Curriculum Nonsense?Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-59336882599882638382015-07-01T18:07:42.204-04:002015-07-01T18:07:42.204-04:00I too just recently read the dictionary definition...I too just recently read the dictionary definition of rigor, you would think the powers would read the definition before using it!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608160892951870294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-85769590378602688782015-07-01T17:19:57.038-04:002015-07-01T17:19:57.038-04:00Good point. It's all about the money.... Sig...Good point. It's all about the money.... Sigh...Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-60599929740564741502015-07-01T10:33:34.341-04:002015-07-01T10:33:34.341-04:00Love the "Educational Jargon Generator"!...Love the "Educational Jargon Generator"!!! Now I need one that takes all that "educational jargon" and turns it into understandable english for me!!! All these terms haunt my nightmares during the school year! Sadly, I can tell you what just about all of them mean... We received an e-mail this spring that was supposed to help explain how to put together evidence for one of the domains we needed to write up for our summative review. After reading the first few sentences all I kept thinking was, " What the $%#*?!" I had to google some of the said "educational jargon" just to get a basic grip on what %$## they were talking about! When I asked a group of very seasoned teachers at school if it was just me, they said no, they had to google some of the terms also! All of these terms give me a massive headache. Don't even get me started on having to re-write our Essential Questions and Enduring Understandings during a curriculum revision this Spring! We all kept saying to the curriculum directors," Can you please explain that in english?!" I have made sure to use much of this "educational lingo" when writing up lessons, self-assessments, documents for administrators, SGO's, PDP's, etc... because when administration sees it, they love it...lol... ( I don't think they understand it either, I have yet to find but one or two administrators that can effectively explain it to the masses) Mrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01750438627381465213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-66698344575594496112015-06-30T22:51:36.985-04:002015-06-30T22:51:36.985-04:00As someone who graduated in '09, I'm here ...As someone who graduated in '09, I'm here to say it isn't you! All these terms and acronyms are exhausting. PLC's, SGO's, PDP's, GCN training sessions- the only thing worse than being held accountable for all of them is trying to explain them to anyone who isn't currently involved in the teaching world. You end up sounding like a nutjob. I've been pretty patient with all of it until recently. For me, the straw that broke the camel's back was when our newest, highest administrator started rolling out the red carpet for his new "Strategic Plan." After multiple meetings about this "Strategic Plan" I still have no clue what actually involves, or who is in charge of it, or what it even means. Isn't a "Strategic Plan" the same as saying "Plan Plan"? Is it me?? Thank goodness it's summer!Painting With Brainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173690702611747238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-12547085482710455262015-06-30T18:44:37.626-04:002015-06-30T18:44:37.626-04:00Agree 100% - the only reason these new terms come ...Agree 100% - the only reason these new terms come into play is so someone can sell a book. Seriously. It is crazy how much money a school system will spend just because someone thought up a new acronym for the same old thing. I graduated in the early 90's, btw :)Hope Hunter Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815277347271501092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-5723247576554192052015-06-30T13:51:46.372-04:002015-06-30T13:51:46.372-04:00Thanks, Patty! You've made a good point about...Thanks, Patty! You've made a good point about speaking to your audience. I always say, all the fancy pedagogical jargon in the world doesn't help me know what to do the first time a student pees their pants, or throws up, or bursts into tears over a paint drip, or the day that there are wasps flying around the room with kids screaming "I'm allergic!", or when the sink overflows, and so on. Sometimes we need to rely on practical know-how and common sense! Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-5239504607002801122015-06-30T13:35:36.026-04:002015-06-30T13:35:36.026-04:00I remember sitting at a table, across from my daug...I remember sitting at a table, across from my daughter's kinder teacher during our first parent-teacher conference. The sweet, lovely and very well-educated teacher proceeded to tell me about my daughter's syntax and inflections and prefixes. I just wanted to know if she was happy and making friends. <br />You need to speak to your audience.<br />If your audience is educators, then academic jargon make communication clearer. But if your audience isn't, well, you said it best, Phyl!<br />I'm so much like you, Phyl. Academic jargon doesn't tell me what I need to know or how to teach. I prefer the direct approach.<br />Great article, my friend!Patty Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085225715086624172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-90160371915822281762015-06-30T10:42:42.275-04:002015-06-30T10:42:42.275-04:00And if that isn't enough, look at this definit...And if that isn't enough, look at this definition of jargon from the Urban Dictionary: "Speech or writing having unusual or pretentious vocabulary, convoluted phrasing, and vague meaning." That says it all, doesn't it?Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-6847025758054670302015-06-30T09:57:57.823-04:002015-06-30T09:57:57.823-04:00Ha!! I am still laughing! The Educational Jargon G...Ha!! I am still laughing! The Educational Jargon Generator is a classic -- LOVE it. This would have been perfect to have around during my classroom days for when we had to write documents for the state!!!!! You know it is time to retire when the jargon starts recycling and new useless acronyms are created to replace old useless acronyms!!Christie - Fine Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418114130566362780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-38529810375761732912015-06-30T09:39:54.872-04:002015-06-30T09:39:54.872-04:00Thanks, Sheryl!Thanks, Sheryl!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-69566957788962079122015-06-30T09:39:32.741-04:002015-06-30T09:39:32.741-04:00Well said, Pat! Dinosaurs are real popular this s...Well said, Pat! Dinosaurs are real popular this summer, anyhow! Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-72429402592392680262015-06-30T08:45:20.472-04:002015-06-30T08:45:20.472-04:00I soooooo totally agree with you! But I also went ...I soooooo totally agree with you! But I also went to school in the '70's. It's a bit overwhelming and I do need to use some of it to get by. Your post nails exactly how I feel about it!Sheryl Depphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962136756118868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-81953941499379211922015-06-30T01:24:30.888-04:002015-06-30T01:24:30.888-04:00I totally agree with everything you've written...I totally agree with everything you've written, Phyl. But that's because I went through college the same time you did. For the last couple of years, as this acronym Avalanche has been creeping in, I have tried to hide under the radar, so to speak, as I knew my retirement was approaching. I have one year left so I think I can skate on through without being caught up in the alphabet game. I am a good, no, really good art teacher, and my students have learned everything they need to move on to middle school to be successful in art. They never heard any of that terminology from me and are probably better for it. I know there will be tons of comments about why you and I are dinosaurs and it doesn't bother me one bit. The detractors will spend more time spouting the need for the alphabet game than they will teaching art and enjoying their students artwork.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481951771573117224noreply@blogger.com