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Teachers Letters to Bill Gates | Educators from the US and beyond: please share your teaching stories with Mr. Bill Gates. How have their policies influenced your classroom, your students, your teaching, your schools, and your communities?

Teachers Letters to Bill Gates | Educators from the US and beyond: please share your teaching stories with Mr. Bill Gates. How have their policies influenced your classroom, your students, your teaching, your schools, and your communities?:

TEACHERS LETTERS TO BILL GATES

Educators from the US and beyond: please share your teaching stories with Mr. Bill Gates. How have their policies influenced your classroom, your students, your teaching, your schools, and your communities?

Would you consider sending your child to a pediatrician who was required to implement tests and procedures mandated by the state and created by businessmen?

Dear Bill and Melinda ~
As a teacher of kindergarten, I have been deeply concerned about the Common Core State Standards being inappropriate for early childhood.  After reading a post by Valerie Strauss, I realized I was not alone.  I talked this over with our team here and a question comes to mind:
Would you consider sending your child to a pediatrician who was required to implement tests and procedures mandated by the state and created by businessmen?