I love watching my daughter learn new things. At four months old she is just now realizing what surrounds her.
Children (people) learn and it does not always matter who is around them. Yes, great teachers help, but kids are going to learn because that is what kids do.
My problem with Student Growth being tied to teacher evaluation is that it makes it sound like teachers are the only one in control of students learning. If you take a class of students who are from stable healthy families, eat filling meals and are nurtured; they are going to learn more if they have a great teacher rather than an average or bad teacher. Sadly, not all of our students live in this environment.
Students will learn and they will grow as they are ready. Yes, we should aim to put high quality teachers in every classroom, but please realize that teachers are not in complete control.
Thank you for reading.
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