Teaching and curriculum
As a student in the education program at Western Illinois University, there are some things that I feel would be beneficial for teaching when I enter the field. We have discussed and learned about many of the policies, rules, and regulations that go along with being a teacher. I feel that we have come a long way in our education efforts but that there is still, and will always be room for improvement. First and foremost, I believe that our standardized testing and teacher accountability standards need to be revised. We need a way to evaluate students in a way that can show in a effective way what they have learned. There are so many students who are not properly assessed by these tests because they are not good test takers. Possibly we should match their tests to their abilities. Also, there need to be alternative tests for students have special needs or learning disabilities. We cannot base our schools’ and teachers’ performance on scores that are not a proper representation of how they are doing.
The next issue that I believe needs to be addressed by congress is a set curriculum standard. I do not understand how schools in the same country can have such different standards. It is fine for a school to set their standards higher than the minimum but we at least should have a minimum. How is NCLB going to be successful if states and schools can cheat the system and make themselves look better than what they really are? I believe we need a nationwide set standard for schools. Then if they feel it is necessary they can have higher.
Finally, I feel that our tax money should be going to schools who are struggling. If they are not meeting standards I believe the government should spend time and money to help these schools get back on their feet. It seems that we deprive the already deprived schools and destine them for failure.
This post was submitted by Bonnie Peterson.
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