Tuesday, October 26, 2010

What I've Learned About Great Teachers

I liked this interview with Bill Gates, especially his reply to the last question:

 

PARADE: Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, has criticized Waiting for "Superman" for focusing too much on charter schools as a solution. What do you think? 
BG:
 She points out that, on average, charter schools don't do better than other public schools. She's right. But it's a strange point to make: "Hey, they're as bad as we are!" The fact is, we're failing those kids. Ms. Weingarten represents the teachers' union, but say there was a students' union. Might they ask that the dropout rate be lowered? Might they stay at the negotiating table until it was below 50%? We ought to ask kids whether they think the status quo is working.


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BILL GATES: The PARADE Interview

What I've Learned About Great Teachers

by: Paul Tough


http://www.parade.com/news/2010/10/24-bill-gates-what-ive-learned-about-great-teachers.html 

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