One More Reason To Send Kids To Private Schools

DENVER - When John Peterson teaches U.S. History at East High School, he wants his students to be critical thinkers. But, he says the new standards in Denver Public Schools are crossing the line.
"I really don't think it's the right place for the school district to expect teachers to push students to become activists," Peterson said.

DPS is developing a new teacher evaluation system called LEAP, Leading Effective Academic Practice. It's based on the passage of Senate Bill 191 in 2010.

Within one of the evaluation guidelines is a section which says teacher must do the following to obtain a "distinguished" rating:

*Encourages students to challenge and question the dominant culture
*Encourages students to take social action to change/improve society or work for social justice
*Visuals and artifacts represent various cultures/world groups