Why is there such a big disconnect between the world of academia and the implementation of the classroom? Is it the beaucracy within the schools, the intense pressure to have a certain API score, a lack of funding, a lack of motivation? I'm afraid I'm left with more questions than answers.
The question and answer is complex in nature. Many people that make decisions for education like superintendents,and politicians have limited educational backgrounds. They themselves are not aware of the complex systems and how one thing affects the other 12 things. There is intense pressure to get scores and scores do not equivalate to success. Just like a highly qualified teacher by No Child Left Behinds account has not provided a solution to the achivement gap or problems that persist in education. The best questions we can ask is what do we want our children to know when they leave schools? Then let's backtrack and see if the things we are focusing on, and our methods will help them get there. Most teachers are under so much pressure to do the wrong things (quantity over quality/mastery) that they cannot even use their teacher education. Most are just in survival mode. In most districts the district office is so disconnected from the school sites, it is as if they are seperate countries. I too have more questions than answers.
Why is there such a big disconnect between the world of academia and the implementation of the classroom? Is it the beaucracy within the schools, the intense pressure to have a certain API score, a lack of funding, a lack of motivation? I'm afraid I'm left with more questions than answers.
ReplyDeleteThe question and answer is complex in nature. Many people that make decisions for education like superintendents,and politicians have limited educational backgrounds. They themselves are not aware of the complex systems and how one thing affects the other 12 things. There is intense pressure to get scores and scores do not equivalate to success. Just like a highly qualified teacher by No Child Left Behinds account has not provided a solution to the achivement gap or problems that persist in education. The best questions we can ask is what do we want our children to know when they leave schools? Then let's backtrack and see if the things we are focusing on, and our methods will help them get there. Most teachers are under so much pressure to do the wrong things (quantity over quality/mastery) that they cannot even use their teacher education. Most are just in survival mode. In most districts the district office is so disconnected from the school sites, it is as if they are seperate countries. I too have more questions than answers.
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