A consensus has emerged that quality of teaching is the most vital factor in a child’s education. There is not a consensus, however, on how to promote excellent teaching.
In forums on this issue, the loudest voices fall roughly into two camps. One casts the solution as recruiting the best and the brightest. The other calls for better training.
Education schools need to do both, and we need to do more. We also have to strengthen professional development, to deepen our understanding of what makes for effective teaching, and raise the status the profession of teaching. READ THE FULL DEAN'S NOTE
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