Thursday, August 18, 2011

Teachable moments

Hall invoices district for $127K in legal fees [ajc]
Rhoda Spence, a mother of two APS students, has been watching the continuing fallout from the cheating scandal and the mounting financial commitments the district is having to make as a result.
“I’m sorry this happened," Spence said. "I just want the focus to be back on the children.”
I think we're all sorry it happened, Ms Spence. Some are sorry they lied; others are sorry they got caught.

I believe the interim superintendent is doing everything he can do to return the focus to the children. But if dishonest teachers are not investigated and (when appropriate) prosecuted to the fullest extent the law allows, what will the children learn from that? The response to this situation really isn't optional: Actions must have consequences, or else nothing teachers say matters at all.

No comments:

Post a Comment