Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  LitttleLadddy writes:
An open letter I wrote last week:  Good Evening Mr. Governor,  I
am writing you, in regards to the SB736 that has just passed in
the House. I am asking you to reconsider the stipulations of
this bill and request a rewrite before you sign it. As a new
teacher, I am sincerely discouraged by this bill. I have been
given incredible tools from esteemed professors during my
studies, but they fall on deaf ears. I am not allowed to use any
of the things I've learned. I am given a curriculum, some
scripted, to implement in my class. I am required to constantly
assess, allowing little or no time for actual education. I am
implementing theory based curriculum. When was the last time you
paid someone based on his/her success utilizing THEORY based
materials? Never. We would never go to a doctor if he/she were
practicing theory based medicine.  I, sir, am on board with
accountability and performance based pay, but not the way this
bill suggests we do so. Al