This is for every teacher who refuses to be blamed for the failure of our society to erase poverty and inequality, and refuses to accept assessments, tests and evaluations imposed by those who have contempt for real teaching and learning.
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Hello BATs. I have been teaching special ed for the past 7 years in NYC. Under the new rating system, I am likely to receive my very first "unsatisfactory" (or "inefficient") rating this year. Why? Simply because of test scores. As hard as I work, I know that my particular population is not prepared to score well on the new common core exams. And because of that, no matter what how my observations are scored, I could get a negative overall rating. I am going into what will be a very challenging school year with this already on my mind. I've decided to start a blog to help me cope; not sure it will help, but I am just at the point where I need my voice to be heard. Please check it out if you get a chance.
Post by beachteach on Sept 28, 2013 18:28:44 GMT -5
There are so many of us in the same boat and it's so frustrating. I'm in the process of fighting a "developing" rating after teacher for 28 years. Hang in there!
SpEd teacher for 28+ years, mostly middle school with a few years each of elementary and high school, self-contained, NYS