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In reply to the discussion: The Common Core could well be Obama's worst policy. [View all]femmocrat
(28,394 posts)This is about a punitive, winnowing-out of experienced teachers who have dedicated their lives and careers to caring for and about children.
The "new" way is to test, test, test, eliminate everything that is not test-related, and to base teacher evaluations on testing. Out the door with anything that is not test-related, because that is all that matters. The new evaluations are highly subjective and based on the "observations" of principals who often have no classroom experience but are efficient at following the proscribed formula. And who is profiting from all this evaluating and testing? Duh..... follow the money!
What should be examined is what is this pressure cooker environment is doing to children. We have our first week of standardized tests this month. Can hardly wait. The nurse will be overwhelmed this week with stressed-out children.