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knitter4democracy

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5. I hang out on a message board for teachers: this is true.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun May 13, 2012, 10:51 AM

May 2012

It's an international board, and we have teachers from everywhere. The teachers in Britain sound just as angry and exhausted as we do, as do those in Canada and Germany, as do those in South Korea and everywhere else. Testing is on the rise everywhere, as is teacher "accountability," and we're all under attack everywhere.

We've all become convinced there are some powerful players behind this.

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Britain -Schools 'face talent drain' as morale of teachers dives [View all] malaise May 2012 OP

k&r & hoping that the moron Education Ministers Michael Gove and Nick Gibb will make an 'exodus from LeftishBrit May 2012 #1

Osbourne and Hunt are more likely to depart first malaise May 2012 #2

This is happening everywhere, MadHound May 2012 #3

Well, yeah. Igel May 2012 #4

I hang out on a message board for teachers: this is true. knitter4democracy May 2012 #5

Destroy the education system and make way for brainwashing from malaise May 2012 #6