A must-read: "The Exhaustion of the American Teacher"

[katmille]

8. Let's hear from the teachers

I hope you are listening to the teachers. As an educator for 42 years (classroom teacher, then guidance counselor) I had to deal with so many people trying to say "what teachers need" -- business people, lawyers, media people, politicians -- when not of these people had spent one hour in a classroom. The general public has no idea what teachers have to deal with and it is time to give teachers a voice. Even as a guidance counselor, I can't tell you how often I deferred to a teacher because she (or he) saw that student EVERY day, and I only saw the student occasionally. Listen to the teachers!! They know what they are talking about. They know what students need. They know what schools need.