The Huffington Post – Nichlas Emmons
“In a recent professional development session with a small group of teachers, our conversation evolved into deeply philosophical questions surrounding the purpose of education. One experienced teacher expressed dissatisfaction in teaching now that so much importance is placed on passing standardized tests because this instruction emphasizes teaching content only necessary to pass the test. Another, fairly new, teacher commented that even her college preparation mostly taught her how to adjust lessons to meet various state and federal academic standards. The teacher sitting next to her immediately replied with, “It just seems like we are not really supposed to teach.” The rest of the conversation led into the purpose of teaching and of education.”(more)