tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post5797633398596186671..comments2023-10-20T06:31:29.919-05:00Comments on The Logic of Long Distance: On Teacher AutonomyJeff Edmondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11840746835757479590noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-7371392035424145312015-10-22T10:13:02.524-05:002015-10-22T10:13:02.524-05:00Totally agree. With teacher discretion and autono...Totally agree. With teacher discretion and autonomy, the creativity of a teacher is allowed to evolve and thrive. This means fresh, new ideas and approaches to teaching can come to fruition. When test scores press administrators to impose sanctions, make everyone "do the same thing at the same time," etc., it destroys the art of teaching. It makes teachers "dead" in a sense -- they don't feel free to utilize the instincts a good teacher possesses to attack a problem. Today, as I see my former system sinking lower and lower in the state's ranking (now Tier I which is close to a take over) and know that when I joined it, it was top-rated in Tennessee, I see administration getting firmer and firmer, demanding more and more compliance to rules, schedules and rubrics. Instead, the opposite is needed. Stand back, free up teachers to use whatever resources and pace and schedules that fit THAT class, at THAT time, in THAT school, in THAT neighborhood with THOSE particular children. It is not rocket science. But it does take a strong superintendent to stand up, stand back, show courage and let the teachers remedy the situation.Cynthia Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620497947342205324noreply@blogger.com