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ESOL teacher warns against turning classrooms into scripts, urges trust in professional judgment
St. Lucie County School Board · March 10, 2026
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Summary
ESOL instructor Mr. Freeland told the St. Lucie County School Board that curriculum implementation has become overly prescriptive, arguing that teachers’ professional judgment—the 'art' of teaching—must be preserved alongside standards and research.
During the ESOL report, Mr. Freeland told the board that while standards and research matter, excessive prescriptiveness can strip teachers of professional judgment. "The art is the professional judgment teachers use every day," he said, arguing that…
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