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[quote=Anonymous][quote]If you are telling me that the teaching corps doesn't know anything other than to teach to the test then you are admitting that they don't know how to teach, period. And that's something that's at the root of many of our problems in teaching - that education schools and our system really isn't doing a good job in preparing teachers. [/quote]

If you believe that the education schools are the ones who prepare teachers, good luck with that.  You seem to want to blame somebody for everything (it's the teachers, no the administrators, no the education schools).

It takes years to become a great teacher and most of the learning is "on the job" and by talking to other teachers A LOT.  Great teachers have had a lot of support AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.  Now the locals are so wrapped up in testing and tests that they have little time to support the teachers in a way that is not "data driven".  Looking at spreadsheets and numbers is not the number one concern of teachers.  Most new teachers don't need to focus on that.  Many need help with classroom management or developing lessons that work.  Keep them away from data!!!  What a waste of time.[/quote]

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