I want to choose my raw materials (students before I teach them) if you are going to judge my work by the product (students after I teach them). But wait a moment, how can I choose my raw materials if I'm expected to teach anyone and everyone who walks through my door?
Ohhh, I see it. It's called a "Catch-22" designed to break down the system "status quo." I get it. Now private schools can choose their raw materials and produce products with no regulations in place, yet I have to teach everyone under strict and heavy regulation, and now you want to judge me on my "product" instead of the process and work that I do to help this product learn something?
Now you want to tie my compensation to these raw materials and other situations affecting them that are beyond my control (hunger, lack of sleep, lacking home supervision, emotional problems, etc.)?
You want me to support my family on how well a student learns in my class without any regard to how much or little effort the student puts forth or how much support his/her family has for his learning? MY FAMILY IS GOING TO BE COMPROMISED BECAUSE OF SOMEONE ELSE'S?
Private schools are the types of schools to which politicians and hedge fund managers want to compare public schools. THIS IS NOT A FAIR COMPARISON, and the general public needs to know this.
NCLB is nothing but an attempt by the Ignorant in power to understand and simplify a complex system in an effort to devalue and degrade it. I feel so sorry for the children of today living in a society that is failing them, but kudos to the teachers who care enough to rise above it and who are there for these children.
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