“The challenge posed by greater diversity and greater accountability
is to enable students with widely divergent needs, skills, and interests to
attain the same high standards.” (Rose
& Meyer, 2002)
I choose this quote because I feel we have so many
excellent teachers leaving in our district, because of the pressure being piled
onto us because of this challenge. As
teachers we know every student learns differently and are at different levels
when they come into our room. Our goal
is to get students to that place at the end of the year where they are ready
for the next grade (or to score high on the state tests at the end of the year). We are aware, though, that every student will
not meet those expectations, but we still push them and get them to a level
that is greater than when they came to us.
The problem is the state, federal government, and people outside of
education can’t seem to see this.
Rose, D.,
& Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal
design for learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development. Available online at the Center for Applied Special
Technology Web site. Chapter 1. Retrieved from
http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
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