You're right. That should have read: "who are tired of being told new and exciting ways to do their jobs by new> politicians and loud-mouths in the media, but t

You're right. That should have read: "who are tired of being told new and exciting ways to do their jobs by new> politicians and loud-mouths in the media, but that really only amount to what we did five years ago." Really, though, it's less that we're told what and how to do it, and more that the what and how is generally 5-10 years behind current research and practice. For example, current practice under common core standards is what was being taught in the late 90's and early 2000's in teacher preparation programs. We knew it worked then, but that movement didn't have the political willpower/firepower of NCLB.