Thread by @therealjohntan

There are many great teachers out there, but how can we expect them to do great work when the education system is this bad?

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1/ Standardised tests that test for outdated knowledge.

h/t @showerfeelings

https://twitter.com/showerfeelings/status/1269721313754710019?s=20

@showerfeelings 2/ School's really about memorisation and compliance.

h/t @Kpaxs

https://twitter.com/Kpaxs/status/1221855723895885826?s=20

@showerfeelings @Kpaxs 3/ School rewards students for the wrong behaviour.

h/t @george__mack

https://twitter.com/george__mack/status/1127639309840994304?s=20

@showerfeelings @Kpaxs @george__mack 4/ Teachers have unrealistic workload.

h/t @WeinsteinEdu

https://twitter.com/WeinsteinEdu/status/1481423815649513479?s=20

@showerfeelings @Kpaxs @george__mack @WeinsteinEdu 5/ And they are burnt out.

h/t @KiahBeTeachin

https://twitter.com/KiahBeTeachin/status/1481526548318633984?s=20

@showerfeelings @Kpaxs @george__mack @WeinsteinEdu @KiahBeTeachin 6/ People thought the pandemic will bring about school reform, but things have taken a turn for the worse.

h/t @saribethrose

https://twitter.com/saribethrose/status/1467614613739085827?s=20

@showerfeelings @Kpaxs @george__mack @WeinsteinEdu @KiahBeTeachin @saribethrose 7/ School's still helping students build resumes through GPAs when employers are looking for what they can do.

h/t @brandonthezhang

https://twitter.com/brandonthezhang/status/1323294898443984896

@showerfeelings @Kpaxs @george__mack @WeinsteinEdu @KiahBeTeachin @saribethrose @brandonthezhang 8/ School doesn't teach kids how to learn anything on their own.

h/t @SahilBloom

https://twitter.com/therealjohntan/status/1482352392251269121?s=20

@showerfeelings @Kpaxs @george__mack @WeinsteinEdu @KiahBeTeachin @saribethrose @brandonthezhang @SahilBloom 9/ School prep students to follow instructions their entire life, but real life doesn't come with an instruction manual.

h/t @anafabrega11

https://twitter.com/anafabrega11/status/1455171411136454664?s=20

@showerfeelings @Kpaxs @george__mack @WeinsteinEdu @KiahBeTeachin @saribethrose @brandonthezhang @SahilBloom @anafabrega11 10/ Most of all, kids don't feel supported by the education system, in and outside of school.

Especially in the middle of a pandemic.

h/t @Lifeinthemoment

https://twitter.com/Lifeinthemoment/status/1481596988751765505?s=20

@showerfeelings @Kpaxs @george__mack @WeinsteinEdu @KiahBeTeachin @saribethrose @brandonthezhang @SahilBloom @anafabrega11 @Lifeinthemoment I believe many teachers do what they do because they want to make a difference to somebody's life.

But they are shackled by the system.

When the system's ready, teachers will be ready.