This is a great argument.
Education Notes Online: Bill Cala: High-Stakes Tests Push Kids to Streets
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Education Notes Online: Teach for America: The One That Got Away
I found this to be an interesting perspective on Teach For America. I love the last line:
"Teachers are deskilled and expected to teach a narrow, test-driven curriculum which will prepare those kids who manage to get through high school for a job in data entry"
This is exactly what is happening to what used to be the teaching profession. A narrow, test-driven curriculum eliminates the benefits of skill and experience. Teachers may as well be assembly line workers. A little bit of training and one person is as good as the next. The only good part is, if something goes wrong, the accountability must rest with those who designed the assembly line
Education Notes Online: Teach for America: The One That Got Away
"Teachers are deskilled and expected to teach a narrow, test-driven curriculum which will prepare those kids who manage to get through high school for a job in data entry"
This is exactly what is happening to what used to be the teaching profession. A narrow, test-driven curriculum eliminates the benefits of skill and experience. Teachers may as well be assembly line workers. A little bit of training and one person is as good as the next. The only good part is, if something goes wrong, the accountability must rest with those who designed the assembly line
Education Notes Online: Teach for America: The One That Got Away
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