tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032311213634227870.post677210640808263827..comments2023-06-30T06:22:50.423-04:00Comments on drjamesarnold.com: Five Things I Learned Dr. James Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572792009065166132noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5032311213634227870.post-45694302955819421732014-03-17T08:00:09.260-04:002014-03-17T08:00:09.260-04:00I still believe it all. But I am sad to report th...I still believe it all. But I am sad to report that the powers that be- and should not "be"- are pushing tests and trying to make teachers conform to one way of teaching and following a calendar of benchmarks that ignores all the focus on the individual students in the classroom. They are raising standards for teachers and twisting arms to pass students so that true success is becoming only a facade and a poorly constructed one at that. I will still do what I always do- ignore constraints and test reviews, teach to my individual classes where they are and take them where I can....S. Fuertehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264710187996806650noreply@blogger.com