“The more that higher authorities impose standardized procedures and demand that school-level people adhere to them, especially when these procedures have demonstrably limited merit in their particular situations, the greater is the likelihood that strong people will not join the profession, or if already in it, stay in the work but a short time — Peace Corps volunteer-like — even when the allure of working with children is an extraordinarily powerful one.” <\/p>\n
Theodore R Sizer, The Red Pencil: Convictions from Experience in Education (New Haven, Conn.; London: Yale University Press, 2005)87.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“The more that higher authorities impose standardized procedures and demand that school-level people adhere to them, especially when these procedures have demonstrably limited merit in their particular situations, the greater is the likelihood that strong people will not join the profession, or if already in it, stay in the work but a short time — … Continue reading Quote from Sizer<\/span>