Over the course of just a few weeks, a group of teachers called the Badass Teachers Association has garnered 20,000 members in the name of pushing back against the corporate education reform movement.
20,000 members in such a short period of time! Frankly, I'm ecstatic to see more and more evidence of people pushing back against high-stakes testing and all the other destructive policies that follow.
But the name, people, the name!
American Heritage Dictionary on "Badass": mean-tempered or belligerent.
I get it. Words mean different things to different people. A lot of people (mostly teenagers) think of the term as being a good thing, being cool. But I don't know anyone who uses that language in the context of serious policy debate. And therein lies the problem.
20,000 members in such a short period of time! Frankly, I'm ecstatic to see more and more evidence of people pushing back against high-stakes testing and all the other destructive policies that follow.
But the name, people, the name!
American Heritage Dictionary on "Badass": mean-tempered or belligerent.
I get it. Words mean different things to different people. A lot of people (mostly teenagers) think of the term as being a good thing, being cool. But I don't know anyone who uses that language in the context of serious policy debate. And therein lies the problem.
The corporate education reform movement has spent significant time attempting to make