Public School “Reimagine” and “Revolution” Hypocrisy: Put Them Out to Pasture!
Teachers and parents on the frontlines of this pandemic should be given control of how their schools are reimagined in the future. When this crisis ends, they should be given the voice on how to bring back democratic public schools and make them their own. Any revolution surrounding schools is theirs.
Those who foisted unproven and draconian school reform on America’s public schools in the past, now attack those reforms like they’re the fault of teachers and school systems. If public schools are broken it’s largely due to what these so-called reformers did to schools. They’re criticizing the mess they created!
Who…
- insisted on high-stakes standardized tests?
- pushed a no-play, no-recess curriculum on our youngest learners?
- denied children with disabilities the services they need?
- wrote and insisted on Common Core State Standards?
- insisted on one-size-fits-all goals and instruction?
- drove parents to distrust teachers?
- ignored the mental health needs of children in our schools? CONTINUE READING: Public School “Reimagine” and “Revolution” Hypocrisy: Put Them Out to Pasture!