Ten things teachers need to reclaim their profession
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This was written by Horace B. Lucido, a retired physics instructor, author and educational consultant, and a founding member ofEducators and Parents Against Testing Abuse.
By Horace B. Lucido
Sports referees make split second decisions. Judges and doctors do too, sometimes decisions that are life changing. Despite the subjective nature of their judgments, they are given respect and trust because of their training and experience, and we most often accept their decisions as valid.
This was once the same type of respect given to our public school teachers, the professionals who work in the classroom. But since the onslaught of state and national high-stakes testing regimes, too many