Tweet. Twittering. (of a bird) give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds
Someone Twittered once:
"We talk about education reform but we need educated reform. Maybe we adults are the ones who need reformation".
There are 535 members of Congress and they are the ones who decide what we are keeping in our No Child Left Behind packet.
Statistics show that teachers spend now 30% of their time teaching to the test or tests, and if given the choice, 50% of teachers would quit.
Something is twisted.
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Grace Mayer of Albuquerque and Santa Fe agrees:
"....[TESTING]....doesn’t improve students’ skills and is draining all the joy out of learning. We want to motivate kids to graduate and to be excited at school. With all these different tests, it’s getting harder and harder to do that."
Mayer, the president of NEA-Santa Fe... said teachers and staff last year were polled about their professional concerns in a survey. Not having enough time to teach and giving students a well-rounded education topped the list. --SEE ALSO
http://educationvotes.nea.org/2016/09/28/nm-educators-make-school-based-decisions-non-mandated-assessments/
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