All children, in order to obtain a well rounded education, deserve to experience a rich curriculum under the guidance and leadership of expert teachers!

Matt Farmer discusses the importance of providing ALL children with a well rounded educational experience. Austerity measures that limit children's educational experience is bad for their intellectual and psycho-emotional development. All children are entitled to rich curricular experiences facilitated by expert professionally trained teachers.

I recieved an email yesterday inviting me to participate in a teacher licensing test development activity for visual art teacher candidates without professional educator training or knowledge.  I will not participate in any Indiana Department of Education sponsored professional development activity with Pearson or any other IDOE vendor that will create conditions in Indiana Schools for the de-professionalization of teachers and administrators. It takes much, much more than passing a test to become an educator. The development and implementation of REPA 2 ultimately marginalizes opportunities for children to engage in personally meaningful learning opportunities with bonafide expertly trained and educated teachers of professional schools of education who have extensive knowledge in curriculum development, education methodology, cognitive psychology, child development, education history, classroom management and practicum experience.

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