Building a Better Teacher

Doug Lemov has set out to assemble the hidden wisdom of the best teachers in America.

What makes a good teacher? There have been many quests for the one essential trait, and they have all come up empty-handed. Among the factors that do not predict whether a teacher will succeed: a graduate-school degree, a high score on the SAT, an extroverted personality, politeness, confidence, warmth, enthusiasm and having passed the teacher-certification exam on the first try. When Bill Gates announced recently that his foundation was investing millions ... Full Story »

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Donica Mensing
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by Donica Mensing - Mar. 7, 2010

The story documents an important trend on an issue of great importance. It sounds like the writer brought people together who are working on similar problems but didn't know each other --a good example of the connecting power of journalism.

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