User:Bhsg3d20

From Glitches

Here's the thing, Pal: If school leaedrs -- and #edpolicy makers -- really want teachers to take professional risks while improving their practice, they'd darn well better change their current accountability practices!Can we really blame teachers for NOT experimenting with their practice when screaming lunatics with cudgels are waiting to beat them down as soon as their test scores take a dip? The truth is that nothing about the current high-stakes accountability environment of schools encourages experimentation. When you're afraid that you are going to lose pay -- or your job -- because of the impact that a few lost lessons have on standardized test scores, you stop thinking creatively real quick. Any of this make sense?Basically, while I'm probably being pessimistic here, I don't think a spirit of innovation will REALLY take over our schools until we rethink what we REALLY want to hold our teachers accountable for.Anyway -- thanks for making me think this morning...Bill