Thursday, October 7, 2010
Maine: Public quiet on new proposed state education standards
It's amazing that we've heard so little about Maine's proposed adoption of the Common Core State Standards. How do the teachers feel about Nationalized Testing?
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Our economy is bad. I don't think teachers feel they can risk speaking publicly about what's happening and still keep their job. Privately, many teachers have expressed great concern for the direction our state and local administrations are forcing on our school systems.
ReplyDeleteAnother part of the problem is the alienation that many parents feel. They aren't being listened to by their teachers, principals, administrators. I believe many parents have "checked out" on educational matters because it doesn't effect their child or they feel like why bother no one is listening anyway. If you are continually greeted with the attitude that the education system knows better it follows that you don't even try.
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