POLL: Malloy's Ed Reform Bill — From a Student's Perspective - Westport, CT Patch

POLL: Malloy's Ed Reform Bill — From a Student's Perspective - Westport, CT Patch: "“My concern is human emotion or outside factors can even subconsciously play into a review of a teacher,” said deMattia. Continuing education after five years is eliminated in the bill, as well, deMattia said. “It’s a horrible message to be sending to teachers. Any good teacher will say they’re always learning. Classrooms are changing so they need to be changing too.”

deMattia was able to vote in the previous November elections and says that was when his interest first peaked in the proposed legislation. He admits he wasn’t very involved, particularly in education reform, but began hearing the bill spoken about at school by teachers and on the news and learned more. He also says he hasn’t heard as many students discussing the issue as he’d hoped."

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