Tenn. student speaks out against testing-driven curriculum, pay-for-performance
Date Posted: 11/15/2013
"The task of teaching is never quantifiable." —High school senior Ethan Young speaking Nov. 6 before the Knox County, Tenn., school board Well said. Watch Ethan's full speech:
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