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Personal Qualities Not Measured by Tests (Original Post) MrScorpio Jan 2013 OP
No, they can't afford it. Wait Wut Jan 2013 #1
No, the system doesn't. Teachers do, though. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #2
K&R nt Mnemosyne Jan 2013 #3

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
1. No, they can't afford it.
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 06:05 PM
Jan 2013

The teachers I know care a great deal, but with classrooms full of 30+ kids, it's impossible to give each student the attention they need and deserve. I'm sick of seeing tears in their eyes. These kids don't even realize how much some teachers care.

And now, they want teachers to carry guns. They aren't teachers anymore. They're babysitters and armed guards.

knitter4democracy

(14,350 posts)
2. No, the system doesn't. Teachers do, though.
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 06:49 PM
Jan 2013

We still do what we can to encourage all of those, but you're right in that they're not tested.

Testing companies just wouldn't make money off of that list, so there ya go.

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