Comments - Paul Horton: Will Career Teachers Be Crowded Out by Corporate Reform? - School Leadership 2.02024-03-28T16:17:52Zhttps://schoolleadership20.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1990010%3ABlogPost%3A155622&xn_auth=noMr Horton writes, "What is mi…tag:schoolleadership20.com,2013-05-26:1990010:Comment:1557882013-05-26T14:05:11.696ZDr. Michael L. Cubbinhttps://schoolleadership20.com/profile/DrMichaelLCubbin
<p>Mr Horton writes, "What is missing from this picture? The hardworking experienced teacher who is skilled enough to delicately balance knowledge based content and depth with the development of writing skills that include both the short analytical papers encouraged by the Common Core Standards, and the longer research papers that will adequately prepare students for more demanding college classes. These teachers know how to push kids to read and write more. Students need to read much more and…</p>
<p>Mr Horton writes, "What is missing from this picture? The hardworking experienced teacher who is skilled enough to delicately balance knowledge based content and depth with the development of writing skills that include both the short analytical papers encouraged by the Common Core Standards, and the longer research papers that will adequately prepare students for more demanding college classes. These teachers know how to push kids to read and write more. Students need to read much more and keep reading increasingly more difficult narrative works of fiction and nonfiction (not just snippets)." And he is right. This teachers are nowhere to be found, and so people like Bill and Melinda Gates are seizing the opportunity to fill those gaps. I do not support the measures they are bringing with them, because as Mr. Horton states, "who have spent very little time in the classroom, claim to know everything that is best for Education." He is correct, but what he fails to see is that today's teachers are those responsible for allowing those gaps to be opened in the first place. "Deskilling" and "De-professionalization" are words that no one is mentioning in any of these discussions. By not learning to "delicately balance knowledge based content and depth with the development of writing skills" we are standing on the sidelines as the parade goes by. So often I hear teachers complain that there is nothing to do - no way to overcome the changes that are taking place. As long as we hear these words, then there will be no way to be victorious. We need to better prepare and take the reigns of this runaway buggy.</p>
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<p>Dr. Mike Cubbin</p>
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