tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post6285920036038861607..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: MORE's Brian Jones, Secretary of Department of Education, Will End TFA Contracts and Repeal NCLB and RTTTed notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-26423679432079909542013-01-22T23:46:39.621-05:002013-01-22T23:46:39.621-05:00I will call for an end to high-stakes standardized... I will call for an end to high-stakes standardized testing and a moratorium on school closings. Just as we commit ourselves to teaching every single student, we will likewise commit ourselves to improving every single school. Teachers must be trained in the very best practices and must be given the opportunity to learn from experienced educators during their training.<br />Let's see -- he opposes high stakes testing, closing schools, supports experienced educators, bashes TFA, opposes charter invasion --- are you telling me these are not the concerns of teachers when in fact they are the greatest threat? And if you are telling me that they are not aware of these issues then it is even more imperative that MORE tell them about it.<br />ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-56518876736523525472013-01-22T23:17:53.300-05:002013-01-22T23:17:53.300-05:00To get more support behind MORE, you need to speak...To get more support behind MORE, you need to speak more to the everyday concerns of teachers and less about "social justice" I know MORE represents our only hope and will back it. Unity is a joke. But "social justice" will not resonate with a majority of teachers. It is too political and not relevant to the real everyday struggles we face in our schoolsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com