“The Teacher and the Politician” -A Short Story
This story takes place over a period of years. The politician represents all politicians(any party) and the teacher represents all teachers (those who are affected by these ridiculous ideas our politicians and CEOs’ come up with.)
Politician: (Talking to a teacher) I have this great idea. It’s called NCLB, No Child Left Behind, sounds good right? No Child Left Behind, every child can and will learn. Like it?
Teacher: Hmmm, it sounds like a good idea, what does it mean?
Politician: Well, (stroking chin), it means no child will be left behind. It means we’re going to test the hell, I mean, heck out of those kids, and by golly, they will become really, really, smart!
Teacher: I don’t think testing them is going to make them really smart, as a