Did You Know?
The biggest benefiters from K-12 school budgets are the testing companies:
The Growth of Educational Testing
1955…$7 million
1997….$263 million
2021…$2,825 BILLION
@FixingEducation What is the incentive to major in education? Anyone can take a test and become a teacher. Instead of raising salaries, forgiving loans, and giving bonuses, we have lowered the bar. Jean passes and pizza are not working. Find some money.
Did you know that children have weaker reading comprehension when reading on screens vs paper?
“Recent studies have begun to document salient differences in brain activity when reading on paper versus screens,” explaining weaker comprehension for digital reading.
ICYMI, @jillbarshay’s coverage:
https://t.co/M4iE2Bo4Rw
It’s sheer insanity to expect teachers to implement both differentiated learning and standardized testing. We must choose one or the other; you can’t effectively support diverse learners while enforcing a one-size-fits-all assessment system.
This may be the dumbest decision I’ve ever heard of an administrator making anywhere at any time. I have no idea what happened behind closed doors, but I’ll stand on my original statement.
👀 Tucker Carlson to RFK Jr — both men nearly moved to tears.
“I hope what you just said is chopped up and put all over every social media platform in the world!”
Well here it is. What Kennedy said in the BEST 12 mins of Tucker… maybe ever. Stunning. LFG. #MAHA 🇺🇸
One of the best classroom management tools is recess. One of the worst is taking away recess. In the 1970s, we had multiple recesses per day, which is where and when Finland learned and incorporated them into their schedule.
Love to see the White House giving public school teachers their flowers.
❤️🤍💙
First Lady Jill Biden gave this year’s “Teacher of the Year” honor a much deserved upgrade by hosting the event as a State Dinner.
Teachers in ball gowns and tuxes, including the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman dined alongside First Lady Jill Biden at the White House on Thursday.
Take a minute to listen to Testerman’s moving speech. @Missytesterman is an English-as-a-second-language teacher in rural Tennessee. She gives voice to so many educators at a time when only about half of our teachers say they’re respected & seen as professionals by the general public.