tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post847834343861721186..comments2024-03-29T06:57:49.917-04:00Comments on Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: School Today....What they don't tell you. (Written by a teacher) Lisa Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-51406622711940497452012-12-29T07:44:06.501-05:002012-12-29T07:44:06.501-05:00Effectively, all that is being taught are techniqu...Effectively, all that is being taught are techniques for jumping through hoops. Sadly, this is a situation that is not unique to your country, Ed.Adam (@yearinthelifeof)http://www.teachthemenglish.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-16441940132843617222012-12-25T07:42:35.868-05:002012-12-25T07:42:35.868-05:00Amidst the "threats and bribes" this art...Amidst the "threats and bribes" this article so correctly describes, one big one is missing. Teachers' job ratings, indeed, teachers' JOBS, now depend largely on how their students do on these often below-standard standardized tests. In and off itself this is a huge problem, for so many obvious and some not-so-obvious reasons. Desperate teachers do desperate things, none of which is healthy for themselves, for their children, for our schools. -- Kipp Dawson (middle-school teacher, Pittsburgh)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com