Virginia Teacher’s “Top Ten Reasons Why I’m Marching”
Guest post by Tracey Martin, who is a first grade teacher, grade-level team leader, and mom from Virginia. She is a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kindergarten and Elementary Education.
Top Ten Reasons Why I am Marching on Washington on July 30 with Save our Schools
1. I want kids to have a rich, developmentally appropriate curriculum taught by dedicated, highly-qualified teachers who love what they do. I want teachers with good instincts and the ability to think on their feet versus
teachers who will follow a script and make sure things “look good” when administrators visit. Learning is messy and a bit chaotic. I want teachers who relish some mess and chaos and know what to do with a teachable moment. Those teachable moments rarely have a scripted anticipatory set, people.
teachers who will follow a script and make sure things “look good” when administrators visit. Learning is messy and a bit chaotic. I want teachers who relish some mess and chaos and know what to do with a teachable moment. Those teachable moments rarely have a scripted anticipatory set, people.2. I don’t want kids to be tested to death. Kids under nine don’t even standardized-test reliably. Yet, we do it.
