flynnt

Posted on 9/19/09

Hi,

If there are any teachers here who have experience teaching
in other states I would especially appreciate your opinion.

I am a primary-level teacher in Texas looking to move to
Denver and one of the reasons I am happy to leave Texas is
the obsession with testing. After all, this was the
birthplace of the beginnings of NCLB through GWB being the
governor here and I think Texas like many states has gone
too far with its focus on testing, connecting teacher
pay/status with the test, teaching to the test, etc.. I
have heard from colleagues who have taught in New Mexico
and Georgia that there certainly are states that, while
they obviously follow NCLB, are not as obsessed and
test-driven as Texas.

So my question is, how does Colorado stacks up in this
department? I know it can depend on a district by district
basis, but there certainly is a lot of influence from the
top down on how the whole testing culture is. Should I be
making the move to Denver if I was already put off by the
Texas system?

Thanks..

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