Freedom to Teach

jason09101972 August 28, 2019, 8:26 pm

Freedom to teach means allowing teachers to deliver content and skills to our students in whatever way we see is appropriate for each of our learners as long as we are meeting the standards in our content area.

Megan Ortmeyer September 12, 2019, 3:24 pm

Thanks for contributing, Jason!

smadison_3009458 August 29, 2019, 10:27 am

Freedom to teach means that I have the freedom to do what is best for each student without political repercussions to my career because of whose child is on the board or because I am willing to stand up for what is right when administration will not.

I feel that freedom to teach means that I have the freedom to do what is right for my students at all costs but yet that will never come with the fear of a cost to my career.

Megan Ortmeyer September 12, 2019, 2:37 pm

Thank you for your thoughtful contribution to the discussion!

Araceli_F_3172122 September 2, 2019, 11:25 pm

Freedom to Teach means having autonomy to decide what's best for my students, my classes, and my curriculum.

It means that I, as a teacher, have the freedom to be creative, innovative, and selective to prepare engaging lessons that will be specifically intended for my own students.

Megan Ortmeyer September 12, 2019, 11:10 am

Thank you for sharing! I agree that it is important to "have the freedom to be creative, innovate, and selective."

scpeters June 27, 2019, 2:47 pm

to broach hard subjects and have discussions with students without fear of being banned from doing so!

Megan Ortmeyer September 13, 2019, 9:03 am

Thank you for contributing to the discussion!

Katrina Skaar August 24, 2019, 12:27 pm

Freedom to teach means that I can adapt the lesson in ways that best accommodate and help my students learn best.

Megan Ortmeyer September 12, 2019, 4:24 pm

Thanks for contributing to the discussion, Katrina!

cmcclellan August 28, 2019, 6:29 pm

Freedom to teach means that I am able to do what is needed to be done without overwhelmingly relying on data from tests to prove that I did what I was supposed to do.

Freedom to teach means being able to put in a solid day of work teaching freely and enjoying the feeling of seeing students learn and achieve and for them to try again with me if they did not reach our goals for the day.