Sentences with phrase «lack of teacher voice»

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Jean Roberts, a member of ATL, said although teachers needed to «make our voice heard» in the government's consultation and say no to «already failed baseline assessment being brought back ``, she has concerns about the lack of a mention of key stage 2 SATs.

While the profession may not be in full - blown crisis, teachers report being concerned and frustrated with shifting policies, an outsized focus on testing and a lack of voice in decision - making.

Ryan discusses how top - down decision making, a lack of voice and standardized test scores contribute to teachers lower levels of satisfaction.

Hearing these divergent voices helps us understand better what different groups mean when they talk about school reform: policymakers and business leaders want new skills and higher standards; parents in disadvantaged communities worry about their children's lack of hope and eroding values; teachers and principals want the central office to take their concerns seriously; students want schools to be more respectful and engaging.

Hierarchical, rigid education systems exacerbate this lack of professionalism by treating teachers as a problem, by not seeking their input or voice on decisions that affect teachers, and by dismissing concerns about pay or working conditions or safety.

The traditional PD model does not consider teacher voice, it does not sufficiently demand active engagement with the material, it fails to provide continuous support beyond the day of training, and changing initiatives demonstrate a lack of consistent goals or vision.

Instead, teachers are quitting due to frustration with standardized testing, declining pay and benefits and lack of voice in what they teach.

According to the Shanker Institute report, attrition is «the most significant impediment to increasing the diversity of the teacher workforce,» with minority teachers» strongest complaints related not to being concentrated in urban schools serving high poverty, high - need communities, but because of «a lack of collective voice in educational decisions and a lack of professional autonomy in the classroom.»