I agree very much w/these ideas as well as with Bill's statement linking NCLB to fear. That is exactly what the law is a stick (fear), and places are looking at merit pay (for scores) to be the carrot. Now, I don't know about any of you, but I knew that I wouldn't get rich teaching, had the smarts to do anything else I wanted, but still had that passion to teach. The stick and the carrot work together to wear down that passion, especially for those working w/an at-risk (or passionless!) population.
This is a socio-economic and political issue...and schools are a reflection of our society. We are all working against some powerful agendas...hopefully everyone can take this winter break to breathe, relax and enjoy life! Lisa 2/3 IL __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
