Seven things teachers are sick of hearing from school reformers.

This article begins with a mention of a psychological study that showed how polite people are more likely to follow orders, good or bad, and not question authority.  An important point because many teachers are too concerned with keeping their jobs to raise questions and spark debate amongst teachers and administrators.  It ends with a call for reformers to stay out of the way of teachers.

Ian Altman is the author of this scathing response to school reformers.  Altman equates these people to  condescending propagandists for a top-down system that only seeks to promote its own relevance, despite all evidence to the contrary.  The simple fact that the common core is near-Gospel and was "passed" (read: monetarily coerced into practice, read this) without any justification for doing so is enough to make the most complacent parents and educators wonder why we spend any time and money on it at all.