Listening to Teachers: The Missing Link in Reform

Teachers Perceptions of One State's Alternate Assessment: Implications for Practice and Preparation

“…In the past, education reform frequently ignored teachers' opinions about what was needed or what would work best with their students. In an article stressing the importance of listening to teachers, Wangberg (1987) indicated that 63% of teachers felt that education reform had been implemented without their consultation, and 61% of educators believed that reforms addressed the administrators' concerns rather than those of the teachers. This lack of attention to teacher input seems imprudent.…”