Teacher turns 'crazy idea' into new school - CNN.com - 1 views
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Kim Ursetta
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want to start a new kind of school," she said, a union-sponsored public school led by teachers, not a principal
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We've been doing schools the same way in this nation for 150 years, so if we don't step up, then nothing is going to change
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bility ranks among the top barriers blocking the nation's children from receiving the best education possible.
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Although they follow school board-approved curriculum and standards, instructors can easily rearrange lessons to "make better sense for the kids" -- making better connections between different subject matter, Ursetta said.
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The lack of quality school leadership is a big reason that experienced teachers leave their schools,
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Race to the Top also aims to give a boost to charter schools -- special public schools that are given more independence in order to encourage innovation.
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To qualify for Race to the Top, the rules call on states to create "data systems" linking student success with teacher performance.
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"What we're really against is using a single [student ] test on a single day" to assess teacher performance, said NEA Executive Director John Wilson. "What we're more accepting of are multiple indicators," and teacher performance "observed in classroom should count as the major part of evaluation."
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many teachers are reacting coolly to Race to the Top because they "feel like it's too much like No Child Left Behind and are looking for something different.
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Dubbed Race to the Top, the program is essentially a contest pitting states against each other to win a share of $4.35 billion in grant money from congressional stimulus legislation.
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I think this is an interesting concept that we (as future teachers) should consider. Most of the teachers I've spoken to feel that schooling is not done the most efficient or successful way. Why not consider other options? The thing I love most about this article is that this school came about someone, Ursetta, simply thinking that way - what could other options be? Then Ursetta looked at the steps she had to make and brought it into actuality.
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