One of the ugliest facts of the US is many Americans believe poor children should (can) perform academically the same as affluent children *as if the poverty/affluence don’t matter*
Pay elementary teachers $100,000/yr? Sure
But *stop* spreading the lie they don't know how to teach reading
*Stop* forcing them to sit thru commercial retraining
*Stop* adopting scripted curriculum
Pay ***AND*** treat them as professionals
Since poor students score much lower than other students on ALL tests regardless of content area, maybe the issue isn’t how we teach any content but the poverty (which we refuse to address)
1. Take any normal worksheet with review questions.
2. Cut the sheet into slips.
3. Hide those slips in plastic eggs.
4. Toss the eggs in a trash can.
5. Stop wasting your time and your students' time with worksheets.
What if children entering K were healthy and had full access to healthcare, had a stable homes with parents working stable jobs with more than adequate pay, had access to books/texts in home, had the opportunity to live happily and play, loved books/reading for pleasure
What if . . . children entering K could write their names, say the name & sound for most alphabet letters, segment the 1st sound in a word, retell a book read to them, communicate w/ strong vocabulary & world knowledge. . . We CAN do this! Please join us: ow.ly/RHLh50MRRob
I have been in education almost 40 years and we are making a huge mistake not to point out the complete nonsense being promoted by Republicans about education simply to gain political points
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Edu-crisis rhetoric, the testing industry, and the education material/services products racket all serve each other. Not students. Not teachers. Not parents. Not society.
