The staff is very professional and interested in educating kids, he said. The Profiles, which require that students demonstrate skills and knowledge that they learn in the classroom and set forth content standards that teachers must meet. Across the state, there has been criticism that the Profiles are too rigid and create too much paperwork. Mr. Olson understands the objections. Teachers think, Here s another rule , said Mr. Olson.
Nobody likes to have change.
But down the road, the Profiles of Learning will be good. You do the things you have to do to make things better. That s how I survived 36 years of teaching. Starting young Mr. Olson s first teaching job was in Coopersville, Michigan, where he hit a slight snag as he began his career. He was only 20 years old, and too young to sign his teaching contract.