Teachers want space for creativity and professional discernment.

Teachers continue to report feeling stifled by mandated scripted curriculum. 

“How many opportunities for good teaching are lost every day due to bad curriculum? It’s been 3 years since the changeover and I’m still finding my way back to what works.” —Teacher in New York 

    • “[It’s] the race to gather assessment data (formative, summative, etc.) to make sure it’s norm-referenced vs the endeavor to educate young learners in a truly student-centered approach.” —Teacher in New York
  • “Definitely feeling like quitting after that professional development today. They’re forcing us to teach certain things by using a script, which isn’t teaching at all. I wish they’d told us this last year so I could’ve applied elsewhere.” —Elementary Teacher in Missouri   
    • “I hate scripted curriculum. I definitely struggle with implementing it.” —Elementary Teacher in Maine
      • “It just seems so unnatural! My whole teaching philosophy is based on movement, engagement, hands-on exploration, and authentic discussions. This is the opposite of everything I believe in.” —Elementary Teacher in Missouri
  • “Between this [FWISD Set For Huge Pay Day After Approving Bible-Infused Learning Materials], the new anti-DEI laws, the new book banning laws, the new 10 Commandments in the classroom law, the removal of books from English curriculum, the new, error-ridden scripted curriculum? It’s rough out here.” —Teacher in Texas
  • “Education is constantly evolving. Unfortunately, it’s being defunded mostly now, especially in Republican run states like mine which are defunding public schools in favor of vouchers for private schools. The biggest problem we have in my state is not trusting teachers to make our own curriculum & buying boring scripted curriculum where the teacher just reads from a script…” —Special Education Teacher in Florida