Has Teach For America (TFA) improved the caliber of candidates entering the teaching workforce or has
it undermined teacher professionalism?
Not exact matches
Or would they think that high - stakes testing was directed at them: limiting autonomy in the classroom, placing excessive pressure on students and
teachers, and
undermining professionalism by assuming that
teachers» own judgments of students» performance were wrong or inadequate?
In schools where
teacher evaluation has become simply a matter of numbers, ratings, and rankings, it may be
undermining the very
professionalism that's essential to positive learning environments for students.
Mr Twigg said politicians have a duty «not to
undermine the
professionalism that underpins the status and morale of
teachers».