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Reply to ""Teacher of the Year" quits over Common Core tests"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]But, apparently we are to understand that now, if teachers' evaluations are based on whether or not kids show improvement in their classrooms, that's "high stakes" [/quote] It is certainly "high stakes" when teachers may be fired. It's pretty scary for people who have put a lot of years into a profession. And it's scary when teachers are hearing that only 30% of students are expected to pass these tests. That's going to mean a lot of poor evaluations. [/quote] We're only supposed to care about the fates of teachers and their càreers, but who cares about the fact that each year we graduate millions of kids who are at best semiliterate and who can't make change, forget about them in terms of meaningful employment outlook...[/quote] That assumes that firing teachers based on student test results would improve the education of these kids. But there is plenty of research to show that it wouldn't.[/quote]
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