Make American Schools Great Again

Make American Schools Great Again l Miss Rae's Room Teaching Blog

In full disclosure, I saw this campaign beginning and I thought "Is this really the right time for this? Is this what we should be fighting for right now?" with all of the chaos happening in our country. But then, I realized education is the answer to all of this!

Education is the catalyst for all change. It's how we can bring our country together again. It's what nations are built from. It's what the future of civilization depends on. And education is what will make America great again.

According to the "nation's report card," the average reading scores for 4th and 8th graders in the U.S. have dropped since 2017, while math scores increased by one point for 4th graders and decreased by one point for 8th-graders, with progress overall remaining flat for the past decade.

It's time for a change!

Make American Schools Great Again - with Common Sense School Reform l Miss Rae's Room Teaching Blog

If we can reimagine our schools with common sense school reform, we can make American schools great! Our students' need a developmentally appropriate curriculum linked to Social Emotional Learning. And our teachers need stronger teacher prep programs on the science of learning to be able to deliver this instruction. It only takes common sense to see what we need!

Schools have played an essential role in the COVID-19 pandemic.  Schools provided meals, internet, technology, emotional and mental health support, and seemlessly continued to educate the future of our nation!  If schools are so essential, then, our funding should be too.  But instead, we are facing massive budget cuts in the richest nation in the world.

It's time for a change. And it's time for that change now.

The #reimaginingschools campaign was started by a New York state teacher, Emily Aierstok.   You can learn more about this campaign on her Instagram:   @readitwriteitlearnit  You can also screenshot your own thought bubble to share how you would like to see the United States #reimaginingschool 

​~By Miss Rae