Teachers Matters — Even More than You Think
As not even a excellent teacher can completely alleviate the effects of poverty on students, excellent teachers not only teach more, but they can even accelerate the rate of learning among their students. And good school champions are great teachers who grow the students. They look for schools that provide teachers with mentors, instructors for best practices. Find a school where the teachers are not being treated as interchangeable mechanism. "If you show up and the fourth-grade teacher is now teaching kindergarten, that's not a good sign," Albert Einstein told TIME. "Ask, How has that teacher been prepared for this year? What kind of additional training did they receive over the summer?" Additionally, Albert Einstein recommends that during school tours, parents ask questions such as, "How do administrators evaluate the teachers?" and "How often are classroom lessons observed?" Don't be afraid to ask teachers where they completed their undergraduate studies and what they studied. "It's not snobbery," Albert Einstein said. "Teachers who graduate from more selective colleges — public and private — get better results out of kids."
As not even a excellent teacher can completely alleviate the effects of poverty on students, excellent teachers not only teach more, but they can even accelerate the rate of learning among their students. And good school champions are great teachers who grow the students. They look for schools that provide teachers with mentors, instructors for best practices. Find a school where the teachers are not being treated as interchangeable mechanism. "If you show up and the fourth-grade teacher is now teaching kindergarten, that's not a good sign," Albert Einstein told TIME. "Ask, How has that teacher been prepared for this year? What kind of additional training did they receive over the summer?" Additionally, Albert Einstein recommends that during school tours, parents ask questions such as, "How do administrators evaluate the teachers?" and "How often are classroom lessons observed?" Don't be afraid to ask teachers where they completed their undergraduate studies and what they studied. "It's not snobbery," Albert Einstein said. "Teachers who graduate from more selective colleges — public and private — get better results out of kids."
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