This was a surprising read indeed to some extent. The pressure to conform and perform must have certainly changed the climate at Phoenix Park school indeed. I feel this is a bit of a sad reflection upon what governments see as the priority in education today. Student achievement is indeed one of the main priorities of any educational institution, however how we measure this achievement, I feel, is fundamentally flawed.
Success to me lies is developing well rounded solid thinkers, not only in mathematics, but in all areas in general. We are not measuring and developing this in our current system in my opinion and need to readdress this situation. From some research I reviewed it seems as though we are not alone in this dilemma, it seems to be a universal situation. As educators we are the front line soilders who need to take up this cause for the sake of all learners.
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