Nevada Teacher of Year has some advice for D.C.

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A snip....

“We know that there’s a lot of problems in education, but No Child Left Behind was designed without teacher input,” the Carson High School teacher said, “and we have to include teachers in that discussion.”

Spot on...

Here's more

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/may/04/teacher-year-has-some-advice-dc/

Washington — Since being named Nevada’s Teacher of the Year in December, Cheryl Macy has been thrust into the spotlight on education policy.

But never so much as this week, joining her counterparts from every U.S. state and territory in being honored for their exceptional work. But because a trip to the nation’s capital should be tapped to every advantage, the nation’s best teachers also are lobbying, and Macy has been urging Nevada’s most influential lawmakers to pay attention to teachers as they attempt a national education overhaul.

“The main message is that we have to include teachers in the discussion in terms of where we’re going from here,” Macy said Tuesday, a day that began in a meeting with President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and finished in meetings with Nevada Sen. Harry Reid and Sen.-designate Dean Heller.

[phantom power]

1. Our country harbors a deep lack of respect for teachers, and it's really unhealthy.

[crickets]

2. K&R