Teacher Professionalism
Read more about efforts to professionalize teaching and improve its status, and hear what teachers think about their profession
Teaching Profession
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The New Digital Divide
Tweeting. Texting. Messaging. Friending. Skyping.
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My Best Teachers: Students
"Hello fellow teachers," a student said to a few colleagues and me as we walked down the hall. "Since when are you a teacher?" one of my colleagues replied.
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Great Teachers: Perfectly Imperfect
Ronald was six when he noticed his father had black grease around his mouth after working on a car. A few days later at school, Ronald tried to emulate his dad by coloring the area around his own mouth black. When the teacher (who I'll call Mrs. Davis) discovered what Ronald had done, she promptly instructed the rest of the class to close their eyes, and rushed Ronald to the front of the room. She then told the class to open their eyes and, after everyone had a good laugh at Ronald's expense, she ordered Ronald to go clean his face.
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The Future of Teaching
Karen Hawley Miles, Barnett Berry, and others explore how to strengthen the teaching profession as a whole through new learning opportunities and better evaluation systems. The authors also consider what teaching will look like in years to come and the importance of listening to the rising numbers of new teachers. The 鈥渇uture of teaching鈥 is still being mapped out; read what leaders think is ahead
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Model of Professionalism
For David Ginsburg and others, Bill Buchanan was a once-in-a-career colleague. He was also a model of professionalism, says Ginsburg, whether you knew him or not.
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Teaching in 2020: The Triumph of 'the Slow Revolution?'
American schools have long been polite places where no one confronts anyone else too directly.
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'The Not-Quite Profession'
The century was young when the activist Margaret Haley dared to speak from the floor of the National Education Association's convention in Detroit, challenging the assertions made by its president. Teachers, she complained, were grossly underpaid.
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Who Should Be Schools' Instructional Leaders? Professionalism Requires Stronger Teacher Voice
The current debate about educational leadership鈥攚ho should exercise it, and in what way鈥攃enters largely on issues of authority and control.