In these days of state standards and so called “failing schools”, many teachers fantasize about not subjecting their students to the mandatory state standardized tests. For those teachers who have flirted with the idea, read this article about a teacher in Seattle who decided to take his “civil disobedience” into the classroom, defying state law and state academic standards. Right or wrong, it provides a great read and a poignant lesson in modern day civics.
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Tags: seattle, TEAMS, TEAMS/AmeriCorps, urban education, wasl
