Thread by @APDillon_

INBOX: The NCAE doesn't like the idea of posting class materials, videos, links, etc on their school's website for parents to see per requirements in SB 755.

Here's their statement, stick around for the thread.

#ncpol #nced #ncga

NCAE Pres. says that "The idea of academic transparency is a solution in search of a problem"
Her reason is all materials & texts are vetted, so there is no need to see them.
She leaves out a lot of materials are district sourced or teacher-created. These are not vetted...

Ms. Kelly knows through personal experience that many materials ending up in classrooms are not vetted by the state.

Kelly says posting all materials so parents can see what their child is learning would be a "huge logistical burden."
And yet many school websites house teacher classroom sites that already have most of the materials on them. Why can those schools & teachers do it?

Last-minute assignments would create a "hurdle" for teachers to post materials, Kelly argues.
While last-min changes happen, that is not the norm.

Kelly also argues about being assigned weeks before school starts is an issue.
Read the bill
ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/…

Kelly characterizes transparency of course materials as "invasive requirements" that would "stifle open academic discussion, particularly at the high school and university level."

Remote learning has been eye-opening for parents about those "academic discussions."

The last paragraph of the letter asks where the money will come from to make this happen.
As previously mentioned, schools & districts already do this. So do colleges.
Expanding what is posted to be more complete shouldn't cost anything but time.
Parents have the right to know.

These are 2 assignments given in recent years in two different NC districts. I have more.
The one on the left violates federal student privacy laws.
The one on the right was obtained by a parent who kept a copy. It took months get the district to turn it over via records request.