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In education, one can easily agree that inorder for students to successfully learn the curriculum, teachers are needed. However, why don’t teachers get respect and have a say? Teachers are being neglected and often times, not able to voice their opinions. As we all know, the government are the ones who decide what students should learn and what thet “think” students ought to learn. However, in my opinion, teachers are the people who know what are student’s weaknesses and strengths are. Therefore, in order to teach students effectively, teacher’s opinions need to be counted for. For example, if a student stumbles on certain material that the government require it’s studets to learn, teachers are the only people who can help the student. Most importantly, unlike the government, teachers observe each student individually. Which means if a teacher continues to see that there are number of students who stumbled on the same topic, the teacher can adjust her schedule ad spend more time in that certain topic. Whereas, the government can’t. Therefore, if teachers were able to voice their opinions, do you think that our education system wpuld of been better?

I think forming the “National Education Association” was a good idea because teachers are not given enough positive attention. We all know that teachers have to work really hard but are not being paid enough for it. teachers often times deal with hundred of students a day, along with correct assignments as well as absenses problems. Yet, instead of appreciating what teachers have to do, government wants to lower their salary and reject teachers opinions. We all know that to protest requires a lot of time and strength. Most importantly, having the thought that Thier jobs might be in jeopardy if they protest will definitely make the whole idea of protesting seem less important. Therefore, forming an association for all the teachers will definitely show a sense of unity. Most importantly, having representatives would allow teachers to strive for more rights to be gained. However, for an organization to work effectively, it requires devotion as well as dedication. Do you think that teachers would continue to fight with the stress from teaching as well as knowing that they might
lose Their job?

I strongly disagree with the whole idea of having everything based on these standardize exams. I understand why government would implement this idea; it can clearly show whether the students are actually understanding this material or not by the score. I do agree with that but only to a certain extend. To say that these test scores will determine whether a teacher is teaching correctly or a student is learning sounds a little ridiculous. The government needs to understand that some students may not have good test taking skills. One of the main reasons is because of the emphasis that is being placed on these exams can add on to a student’s nervousness; which results in getting a bad score. for example, in high school, students are required to take the SAT in order to be accepted into a certain college. SAT had such a great impact on students like me who wanted to go to a good college. Therefore, I was enrolled into a SAT preparation class which my mother had pay thousands of dollars for. In the end, I continued to get the scores which I did not expect to get because it was low. However, I was a A student in my high school and my grade point average was in the 90s. What does that say about the SAT score? Although the grade point average is considered by the colleges, but SAT scores weights heavier in determining whether a student is qualify or not. For students who receive As and have worked hard in the four years of high school, is it fair to say that a student is not qualified because of the SAT?

I believe that students who need special care and attention should be have their own home rooms. However, one again, to a certain extend. Instead of being with students who share similar traits, they should be able to learn with other students. One of the reasons is because just like everyone else, they are curious to learn new things as well as wanting to feel like they belong in this society. A lot of times, people often think that they are different and are not capable of learning, but I think they are wrong. They might learn in a slower pace but they are definitely capable of interacting with other students as well as learning. In my experience, students who needed special attention were placed in my class. They were just like any other students who sat down and listened to the teacher explaining the class material. The only different I would have to say was that they had paras who assisted them. Most importantly, students with disabilities already know that they are some what “different”. Therefore, it is important to encourage these students and allow them to interact with everyone. By being placed in a classroom full of students which they might not be able to relate to, do you think it will benefit students who need extra attention in their future?