reflection #6

Looking up report cards on the NYSED website was very interesting. After learning all about the recent pushes for AYP and principal accountability, it made things real to see how this data is really recorded and made public! Test scores are no joke, and principals have a tough job on their hands helping their teachers balance "teaching for the test" and keeping the students interested, motivated, and learning other important skills and concepts....teachers need to feel that their performance is not only going to be judged on the test scores, and it is vital that principals get to observe their teachers so they have more to go on other than just test scores.