I’m changing the normal font,because I really,really feel deeply about this issue.
I know this is a bit much to read,but Florida Senate Bill 6 needs to be read,
and questioned.
Seriously questioned.
We all should be questioning this bill.
Yeppers……..
Really,
really reading and questioning this bill.
What about teachers of special education students?These students will,in all likelihood,never improve their test scores,so why should those teachers(who,obviously,care deeply about these students) not be considered in this bill?Under this bill,a teacher of special needs students will never be rewarded,or, possibly,retained.”Hey,your students aren’t improving.No raise for you. And,oh yeah maybe you should go.Your students aren’t too smart.They just don’t do well on our tests.You must be doing something wrong.”
Shouldn’t parents be considered in a student’s performance?Since when have teachers become solely responsible for a student’s performance?Does the student not bear some responsibility?Dumb question,I know….but,what about the parents?Shouldn’t their involvement be called into play here,too?”
Did your kid do their homework?
Do they have a test tomorrow?
Do you know?
Do you care?
Shouldn’t we be asking,”Where are we failing our students?”Is it just too easy to blame the teachers?
Now,I know that are some bad teachers,but the majority of teachers really want to teach.(Based upon the pay they receive,why else would they do it?)
And instill the love of learning in their students.Isn’t it more important for a student to learn to love to learn?
If you base someone’s intelligence on a standardized test,and they don’t do well,are you saying,”Hey,you don’t know shit crap.We don’t care what you know,but you didn’t do well on our test.You dummy!”
Wasn’t it Einstein who couldn’t spell?Did that make him a “dummy”?
“Hey,Al,you failed the spelling part of our test,sooo,guess that ole E=mc2 doesn’t work after all.”
I think not!But he probably would have failed a standardized test.And his teacher would have been punished.
Sooo,can we not step back,for a minute,or so,and question why our students are not doing so well?
Isn’t there enough blame that we can afford to spread it around a bit?
I really don’t think it all should be laid on the shoulders of the teachers.
How about you?
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Now,back to our regular scheduled blogging…..
