 Timken Roller Bearing Co., calendar, September 1950, teacher at desk (Image by George Eastman House) Details DMCA | "Welcome to the world of your child's classroom teacher" says Diane Ravitch. "A new survey of 30,000 educators by the American Federation of Teachers & BAT, revealed enormous stress among teachers.... it found a broad swath of complaints about the job, including unfunded mandates such as the Common Core curriculum standards and high-stakes achievement tests, as well as negative headlines--and finger-pointing--about failing schools and the black-white achievement gap.'Employees complain about little autonomy, constant stress, being forced to implement new workplace demands without adequate training or institutional support to carry them out.' " Among the greatest workplace stressors were the adoption of new initiatives without proper training or professional development, mandated curriculum and standardized tests. The AFT has called for a federal scientific study... see more |
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