Last Stand for Children First: Ryan Wilson on poverty and other excuses

Last Stand for Children First: Ryan Wilson on poverty and other excuses

Ryan Wilson on poverty and other excuses

by Last Stand for Children

G'day! When you've been in the education reform game for awhile you start noticing trends. You see all these figjam teachers who know why the little ankle biters aren't learning right and you know what--it's never their fault.

I don't know how often I've been touring a school and asked a teacher about their dismal test scores and they immediately come the raw prawn with me telling me that their students are poor, or still learning English as a second language, or have learning disabilities that leave them unable to meet or exceed on standardized tests at their grade level. They immediately expect me to just rack off and defer to their low opinion of their own students.

I like to think all the students can learn if properly motivated and if not most can be