A repost from John Bracey from a year ago, one well worth the read:
We all understand that there are states all over the country that have been completely enveloped by the corporate reform movement in education. School districts are pressured into adopting abusive and onerous practices intended to demoralize teachers. These barbaric practices include requiring teachers to submit daily lesson plans, following a scripted curriculum, comment assessments, etc.
There is no question that draconian school systems are the reality for a lot of TPRS/CI teachers, BUT this does not mean that we should cease to discuss best practices with each other.
To what extent we are able to pursue best practices will of course be impacted by our individual circumstances, but we shouldn’t bark down any discussion of what works best. (See the debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on health care).