Anonymous wrote:Test scores are more a function of the SES of the school than anything else. Unless you are in a horrible district, I don't think you'll find a difference in the quality of the teachers. The SES will determine what they will teach. Peer influences are also very important.

what?

Curriculum guides determine what we teach - NOT socioeconomics. And then, of course, we use data to drive instruction - to reteach when necessary and to differentiate instruction.

You make no sense.

I won't touch the "peer influences" part.

If you're so pro school, why the former???

signed,
a teacher in a "bad" school (or so I'm told)

Anonymous wrote:Former teacher: More schools are good than bad. More teachers are good than bad. First step: trust. Second step: Watch and pay attention. Third step: Don't react to EVERYTHING

Test scores are more a function of the SES of the school than anything else. Unless you are in a horrible district, I don't think you'll find a difference in the quality of the teachers. The SES will determine what they will teach. Peer influences are also very important.