Randi Bar Exam Proposal Raises a Bar to People of Color
Weingarten continues her history of joining the "it must be the teachers' fault" parade with this proposal. Randi is so desperate to come up with an idea, any idea, that she can try to sell showing she is a willing participant in deform. Actually fighting back like the Chicago Teachers Union is not in her DNA.
Very smart, and insidious, of Weingarten: she's selling it as a way to blunt TFA. Is there any question that "the best and brightest" will be able to pass such a test? They've been passing them all their lives. -- Michael FiorilloI remember how the Kahlenberg bio book says one of Al Shanker's proudest achievements (other than destroying trade unionism around the world) was the career ladder for paras which brought so many people of color into the system. This is the final nail in that coffin and in essence reinforces the TFA whitening of the teacher staff as this truly extends the bar to the people from poor communities who can be great teachers (I've seen many of them) though not great test takers. Ed Notes always took the position performance as a teacher should be a major determining factor rather than a high stakes test.
Union proposes ‘bar exam’ for teachers
Lyndsey Layton, Published: December 1
A major teachers union wants to create a rigorous professional exam for K-12