The impact of classroom “cold calling” is debated among educators.

Teacher sentiment at mid-year

What does student behavior look like this year?

Teachers feel limited by standardized curriculum.

Teachers are carrying burnout symptoms into the new school year.

End-of-year reflections reveal both burnout and resolve.

As a new political administration begins, educators share emotions, thoughts and concerns.

Educators perceive that student engagement and behavior are declining.

Teachers describe students arriving in their class with fewer grade-level skills than in previous years, and they attribute this to testing and boxed curriculum.

This year, teachers feel especially burdened by large class sizes.