What is happening to teachers now across this nation is a disgrace. The attacks on them are a … - Diane Ravitch

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Fools, art is a heavy task, more heavy than gold crowns; it's far more difficult to match firm words than armies, they're disciplined troops, unconquered, to be placed in rhythm, the mind's most mighty foe, and not disperse in air. I'd give, believe me, a whole land for one good song, for I know well that only words, that words alone, like the high mountains, have no fear of age or death.

Diane Ravitch

What is happening to teachers now across this nation is a disgrace. The attacks on them are a blot on our nation. Teachers and students are not different interest groups. Anyone who demeans teachers demeans education and hurts children.

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Sometimes the most brilliant and intelligent minds do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds.

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Testing is not a substitute for curriculum and instruction. Good education cannot be achieved by a strategy of testing children, shaming educators, and closing schools.

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Can teachers successfully educate children to think for themselves if teachers are not treated as professionals who think for themselves?

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