Matt Damon's speech to teachers

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

Actually, I have no respect for anything that comes out of Matt Damon's mouth. And I used to teach.

Just curious why.

But him aside, I agree with everything he said. And I'd agree no matter who said it.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

Matt Damon you frickin rock!!!!!!!!!!

YES.

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

Actually, I have no respect for anything that comes out of Matt Damon's mouth. And I used to teach.

BOO.

Originally Posted by *winter*

I like him for standing up for teachers!

YES.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

But him aside, I agree with everything he said. And I'd agree no matter who said it.

YES.

[33girl]

I completely agree with him about standardized testing. Drilling, practicing, hell, even telling the kids in advance that they're going to take them defeats the whole purpose of these tests and can greatly mess up the result!

We had standardized tests too, but with none of this present-day garbage. We literally came in as for any other school day and were told "we're going to take standardized tests today." Period. No time to get worried about them or flustered or think too hard about how we SHOULD approach them. They might have told us a day or two in advance once we got to jr & sr high, just because of athletics/activities and such, but I wouldn't be surprised if they had not.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by 33girl

We had standardized tests too, but with none of this present-day garbage. We literally came in as for any other school day and were told "we're going to take standardized tests today." Period. No time to get worried about them or flustered or think too hard about how we SHOULD approach them. They might have told us a day or two in advance once we got to jr & sr high, just because of athletics/activities and such, but I wouldn't be surprised if they had not.

Ditto. We knew roughly the time of year we would have them then were told like a week ahead of time so it didn't conflict with sports. Even knowing ahead of time didn't do much because the teachers made it clear this wasn't a test we could study for and therefore there was no reason to worry.

MommyCG was a public school teacher for over 40 years. Even in her retirement, she's still at the school volunteering nearly everyday. She just can't stay away because she loves the kids too much. However, as someone who spent most of my life helping out in her classroom, I've seen an unbelievable amount of stress in recent years to get kids up to scratch or be doomed. It makes me smile to see someone who understands the struggles they face and shows their support.