tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19896356.post8013553771203167120..comments2023-06-30T03:19:06.979-05:00Comments on Liprap's Lament - The Line: Leigh C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13654596932726420097noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19896356.post-35769273884502172322008-06-02T18:53:00.000-05:002008-06-02T18:53:00.000-05:00These two quotes are very indicative of the proble...These two quotes are very indicative of the problems all the way from K through college: "we teachers are made to jump through seemingly endless hoops"<BR/><BR/>I've been tasked to deliver online courses and MAKE IT WORK. Regardless of whether the students can handle it, regardless of whether the subject matter is appropriate. Imagine taking Calc online with no interaction with a professor. I have asked repeatedly for help in making it work.<BR/><BR/>"in the end, no one actually wants to listen to what teachers have to say about what is best for the students in our care."<BR/><BR/>Those of us lonely voices crying out AGAINST certain forms of teaching and especially AGAINST standardized testing are being drowned out by people telling us we are not invested in success. <BR/><BR/>I am so against standardized testing that I am going to investigate the "opt-out" rules in my diocese schools. I am hoping we can opt out, because the last round of testing harmed my daughter's self esteem in the very ways mentioned in the article you quote.saintseesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674271080347529416noreply@blogger.com