The district wants the test scores up, and I get it, but the numbers keep pulling my teachers away from the actual kids in front of them. I sit in these meetings watching real learning get flattened into a data point. I'm fighting to protect the human part of this place, and the pressure to just chase the metrics never stops.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're fighting to protect the human work of a school against the pressure of metrics.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.