A teacher explains why she is offended

04-04-2011

Guest blog by Peggy Robertson/Washington Post

Dear President Obama, Mr. Duncan and The Billionaires’ Club: We neglect children if we do not provide them with food, adequate clothing, and an environment which allows their health to thrive. We neglect them, too, if we starve them intellectually by depriving them of books and other reading material. Your favored school reform centers around standardized tests. Children will be tested at the beginning of the year, the end of the year, during the year (could be monthly, weekly; this remains to be seen) and they will be tested in many subjects – not just reading and math. We plan to Race to the Top, quantifying our students’ achievements as we go. I know you like statistics so here’s one for you: Almost 25% of our children live in poverty. (more...)

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