Matt Damon was on CNN last night and said the following about education:
"The idea that we're testing kids and we're tying teachers salaries to how kids are performing on tests, that kind of mechanized thinking has nothing to do with higher order. We're training them, not teaching them."
Holy Moses. I agree with the young Matt Damon. 100%. I'm thrilled that he said this and tens of thousands of viewers heard. I'm glad this idea has been dropped into the airwaves. (Anytime I say something similar, I'm usually in a roomful of educators/administrators who think the opposite).
But the other notable thing is that Matt Damon graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS), where I am currently a teacher. Which raises some questions:
Did he say what he said because he got the right kind of education at CRLS? Or the wrong kind?
Will he come to visit my classroom one day? Would he be pleased or disappointed?
Did I always have an unrecognized crush on Matt D., which has now turned into full-blown love?
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Children are not machine parts. In factories a machine worker who doesn't get the parts fitting right for whatever percentage of the time then gets fired. That's black and white. Kids come from all different kinds of backgrounds and experiences that factors into who they are in the classroom. Teachers can be fired if administration is doing their job right but on the basis of achievment test does not show real learning, it shows you can take a test. I would love to hear more about the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School...
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