i've got the power in me...

A photo of a photo of a message I saw a few years ago which reminded me of what's important in life but which I have found hard to remember, particularly this week.

I don't want to live a life where I'm in a job in which I'm judged by the results kids get in tests - especially when the answers are shoved down kids throats so that they perform "well" (it goes against every value I have as a teacher). I don't want to be part of a system in which kids feel proud of a test result rather than because of an actual achievement that matters...like discovering who you are, developing positive relationships or overcoming a barrier or an obstacle.

I think these kids will throw it back in our faces in the future...this is the education you gave us? Teaching to the test...? Not in my name...