A review by jelisela
Adequate Yearly Progress by Roxanna Elden

3.0

I’m so torn on this book. On one hand, it’s a pretty good look at the frustrations we deal with as teachers: stupid educational policies that take time away from teaching, the focus on data collection, the realization that nothing ever comes from the data collection because we’re onto the next educational policy written by someone who spent no more than one year in a classroom, and administrators who want nothing more than power. On the other hand ... there’s no joy in this book. There was nothing about the school or the students that would make anyone want to return. I feel like, in her desire to show how frustrating working for a failing school can be, the author either forgot to show the bright spots or intentionally left them out, which made the whole thing feel incomplete.