Guest column: Everyone has a plan for education reform, except educators
MLive.com
Earlier this week there was yet another conference on educational reform hosted by The Center for Michigan.
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We need a shared vision!
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I began teaching in 1991 believing myself to be a very progressive grades-based teacher with exquisitely designed marking keys designed to quantitatively assess realms such as punctuation, spelling...
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This is the perception of many:
"Certainly the educators’ voice is part of the mix in all these various reports, but where is the road map from the educational community showing us their way? Shouldn't the education community, which includes teachers, principals, parents, superintendents and school board members be developing a shared vision and common agenda for insuring that our children receive the education they need and deserve?"
How do we change this perception when we know it is inaccurate?