Reply #83: Great post. I can only tell you that 'teaching to the test'... [View All]

[YvonneCa]

...and the effect on my classroom environment (not to mention the stress for me personally) is why I retired last June. It was like being placed in a straight jacket in regard to curriculum and instruction, while being judged more punitively and harshly than ever about the test scores of my students.

I have come to believe that ...if teachers aren't included and/or valued in the process of school change...we are seeing the end of public education. I hope I am wrong.