The American Legislation Exchange Council (ALEC) is a debatable issue right now. Many education professionals are fighting back with what they feel. In the video interview of Diane Ravitch, she discusses how much has changed and what is now becoming expected in classrooms all over the US. I liked how she put everything, she is angered by the negative aspects of this change. The children are no longer a priority when it comes to their education, it's now about the larger picture of money. With the recent change in curriculum, child feel such an increased amount of stress on them. This is so unhealthy and will only lead to further issues. Why was this aspect not something to be highly considered? The supposed push for the Common Core was to prepare students for the real world. How is forcing kindergarten students to read 2nd grade level going to do that? Pushing children at such a young age, as well as enforcing such a huge change to what they have been used to, can not be positive. I also liked the last video with teachers from all over the US being interviewed. They all did not agree with these changes. There is pressure being put into teachers to make sure grades of their students are good. The job of a teacher in the Public School system seems to have changed. A teacher usually becomes a teacher because she loves making a difference and truly enjoys teaching children. Now, teachers will barely get to do that. I am almost positive there will be such a decrease in the amount of people who want to study Education or just aim to teach at public schools.
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