Teacher Resignation Letter From Gerald Conti Says His Profession 'No Longer Exists' - 2 views
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Mathieu Plourde on 10 Apr 13The letter lays out why, after several decades, Conti believed he had to call it quits. Conti points the blame at legislators who "failed us by selling children out to private industries such as Pearson Education," a testing company. He argued the New York State United Teachers union failed its members by not mounting an effective campaign against standardized testing, and said there's now a "pervasive atmosphere of distrust" preventing teachers from developing their own tests and quizzes.