GREAT NEWS
A teacher wins an award and his accomplishments have nothing to do with test scores! Brad Abel won the Milken Education Award and $25,000. This is the description of why he won the award: “He has worked with a colleague to develop the Advanced Placement human geography curriculum. As head coach of the girls’ varsity soccer team, he has been named coach of the year in the Mid Suburban League three times. He also participates in the school’s Service over Self, the Special Olympics and Big Brother programs.”
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TEST SCORES OF HIS STUDENTS? Not a mention of that. Yippee, recognition for some of the wonderful things countless teachers engage in that have nothing to do with test scores. Let’s