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Monday, July 11, 2011

Why I will march, pt. 2 — Stop pushing me! | Reflections on Teaching

Why I will march, pt. 2 — Stop pushing me! | Reflections on Teaching

Why I will march, pt. 2 — Stop pushing me!

In my last post, I discussed the many factor that make the SOS March attractive and pull me towards this movement and event. Now for the things that are pushing me towards the march. The things I want to get away from as a both a parent and an education professional.

How did I get here? I keep seeing the administration, the Department of Education, and their media apologistssaying they don’t want a system based solely on test scores, and how they want to “move away” from NCLB which is bad. But all they seem to be offering is, a system based on test scores. Granted they haven’t replaced NCLB yet, but what they’ve done with Race to the Top makes it clear, schools will be judged on test scores.