Marie Preston writes eloquently about the need for teachers to connect individually with their students. I thought one of the comments hit the nail on the head:
"The SYSTEM pressures teachers to teach to a test and often times a curriculum
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Students Sound Off
This article from The Huffington Post is pretty heady and asks students their thoughts on reforming education.
Marie Preston writes eloquently about the need for teachers to connect individually with their students.
Does the public education system encourage this, though? Do No Child Left Behind and the general focus on standardized tests force talented teachers, in fact, force the opposite pedagogical approach?
I thought one of the comments hit the nail on the head:
"The SYSTEM pressures teachers to teach to a test and often times a curriculum. What it doesn't do is promote the teaching of independent learning skills. At present, the system - state and local districts - assume parents have prepared thier kids with those minimum skills. When a teacher like myself compensates for the lack...the system is rather hostile to the teacher in subtle but exhausting ways.
Marie Preston writes eloquently about the need for teachers to connect individually with their students. I thought one of the comments hit the nail on the head:
"The SYSTEM pressures teachers to teach to a test and often times a curriculum
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