2011 Teacher of the Year talks about reform and more

05-03-2011

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Maryland teacher Michelle Shearer, the newly named 2011 Teacher of the Year, will be honored on Tuesday by President Obama President Obama at the White House along with state winners of the annual contest. Shearer is a 14-year teaching veteran who now teaches chemistry at http://uhsmd.org/Urbana High School in Frederick and who used to teach at the Maryland School for the Deaf. She was chosen for her passion for teaching and her ability to reach students, including many who have traditionally been underrepresented in the sciences, including minority students and those with special needs. I spoke with Shearer about her award, the state of public education today and the direction that the school reform movement has taken. Shearer is a strong advocate for public school teachers, and expresses some concerns about the prevalence of standardized tests, the drive to use student test scores to pay teachers, and more. Here is part of the conversation: (more...)

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