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Why I Think PLCs are a Waste of Time


Why I Think PLCs are a Waste of Time - Jackson Consulting

I think PLCs are the new name for something we've wanted teachers to do for a long time: work together to make the job of teaching kids do-able.

Are PLCs a waste of time for you as well? : r/Teachers - Reddit

It is not that PLC is inherently a waste of time. Admin makes sure PLC is a waste of time. If only there was a way to keep admin away from PLC.

PLC's make me want to quit teaching | ProTeacher Community

Our PLCs are inconsistent and definitely a waste of time. They try to treat ours like mini professional development sessions, but honestly the ...

Why Your PLC Meetings Might Suck (Fixing your teaching team)

I feel like it's a waste of time. I'm not sure what the purpose of the meeting is. We talk but never seem to actually go anywhere.

Is Your Professional Learning Community a Farce? | Cult of Pedagogy

The bastardization of true PLCs is occurring because teacher voice is often removed from the community. To put it in classroom terms, too many ...

Educators' Most Hated Term - Next Learning Solutions

And so it is with PLCs: Professional Learning Communities. The ... We don't have time to waste. Grade-level meeting: A PLC! Department ...

Are PLC's Effective? | ProTeacher Community

Are PlC's effective? Yes and no. We have had some very useful ones, and some are just a waste of time. If there is a clear, useful ...

Are your PLC's productive? - A to Z Teacher Stuff Forums

Basically all we do is complain. We do our PLC one day a week in the mornings. I feel ... PLC is a waste of time. 49erteacher, Jan 11, 2015 · #14 ...

Are There Disadvantages of Professional Learning Communities?

3. Time constraints ... PLC members may feel they don't have the time to collaborate to achieve the best results. This could include feeling a ...

PLC Doesn't Have to be a Four-Letter Word - Medium

Much of the time, it feels like a waste of time. Why is that ... For this one, we really should consider: isn't the hope of PLCs that we make ...

Instructor Effectiveness | PLCS.net - Interactive Q & A

I've even encountered professors who think that teaching "skills" is a waste of time; they teach to impart "knowledge." They believe ...

Our PLCs aren't leading to results! What can we do?

Teachers' time is precious and they don't want to waste effort on initiatives that don't work. To begin a team turnaround, I encourage teams to examine ...

If your school has PLCs, what things do you work on and discuss?

So far, in my opinion, they are a giant waste of time. TamaraF ... I think the time could be pretty useful, but my team hasn't really ...

Strategic accountability is key to making PLCs effective

More than one building administrator has said that professional learning communities (PLCs) are a waste of time and money, calling them “gripe and gossip” ...

To PLC or not to PLC? - ON PRINCIPAL with John Falino

In thinking about PLCs, regardless of the model that is being ... wasted time! Thanks for addressing this often overlooked topic ...

Why Is Teacher Professional Development So Bad? | by Matt T.

... feeling mostly irrelevant and a waste of time? PLCs came of age during the era of accountability and education data in the 90s and 2000s ...

The Educator's Guide to Professional Learning Communities (PLC)

PLCs can waste too much time recapping previous meetings or moving deadlines back to allow absent members to catch up on necessary tasks. A strong PLC needs ...

PLC Brainstorming - MathMinds

As I move back into the math specialist position at my school this upcoming year, I have really been thinking a lot about the way in which ...

How to Create an Effective Professional Learning Community

However, it is possible to fall into collaborative work that stifles innovation. This can happen, for example, if PLCs focus too heavily on ...

A “High Functioning” PLC - Stories From School

... waste of time and energy it seems to be. On the internet, I find contrived and awkwardly scripted videos that feel more like a painful role ...