We need teachers who INSPIRE children

an ipod touch for each student ...

Not only pay them more, but really let them teach! Give them time to plan, expect them to analyze data/reflect/learn and allow them to be lifelong learners.

Teachers should be better paid. Research shows that teachers are the key to better student performance. So let's compensate our teachers accordingly.

1. evaluate differently 2. give more praise 3. take more risks 4. teach independent thinking 5. make learning project based and fun 6. celebrate challenges

1.complete rethinking of our factory ed. system
2.learning communities that allow students to connect to school
3.more planning time for teachers

2. More technology in every classroom.
3. Equal spending on schools in all areas.
4. Importance on education & respect for teachers.

1. Smaller class sizes and an assistant in every classroom to work with small groups of students in order to provide students with a differentiated curriculum.

6. second language from preK 7. increased teacher salaries 8. easier to enter laterally 9. go paperless 10. put cfls in all schools 11. year-round school

1. national curriculum 2. wireless schools 3. every child has a laptop 4. every teacher has flexibility 5. no class has more than 25 students

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