There is way too much pressure for students to perform well on state standardized tests, especially when these tests are not an accurate reflection of student potential, nor success. How can we as educators expect all students to perform the same task, at the same level, at the same time, when all of our students are at different readiness levels? Assessment is still a problem for most public education systems in the United States. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” - Albert Einstein Students come into school each day equip with different abilities, ethnicity, backgrounds, experiences, demographics, learning styles, interests, talents, passions, strengths and weakness. There is More than One Way to Climb a Tree I decided to put a positive spin on the issue to help remind educators that we need to continue to be resilient by motivating and inspiring our colleagues, future teachers, and our students to be the best that they can possibly be, especially when times are tough! Below is an excerpt from the blog post, " Why I Continue Teaching " As the weight of proposals such as these and standardized testing crushes my innovation, imagination, and cr However, there was once particular section of the blog post that I found to be very controversial, and I realized that many educators share the author's same frustration. Toward the end of the blog post I was refreshed to read that he persevered and re-instilled hope and faith, both in himself and the field of education. He became very negative and cynical regarding our education system today. I read about an educator who used to feel hopeless in the field of education. I read a blog post this morning that really got me thinking.
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