Lots of arguments of cause and effect, and the truth is that no one is certain about the critical aspect of what makes the best structure. Education is complex, and in the end, the single most important factor in student achievement (defined by much more than test scores) is teacher quality.
According to Rethinking High School: Best Practice in Teaching, Learning and Leadership by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar, Steven Zemelman (2001, Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH) “…teacher expertise has been found to be the most significant determinant of student success (Darling-Hammond 1996).”
Pay our teachers more, don’t accept mediocrity, and give all staff professional freedom to work as they have been trained to do without regard to politics and the agendas set by bureaucracies.
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Posted on April 14 at 1 p.m.
Lots of arguments of cause and effect, and the truth is that no one is certain about the critical aspect of what makes the best structure. Education is complex, and in the end, the single most important factor in student achievement (defined by much more than test scores) is teacher quality.
According to Rethinking High School: Best Practice in Teaching, Learning and Leadership by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar, Steven Zemelman (2001, Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH) “…teacher expertise has been found to be the most significant determinant of student success (Darling-Hammond 1996).”
Pay our teachers more, don’t accept mediocrity, and give all staff professional freedom to work as they have been trained to do without regard to politics and the agendas set by bureaucracies.
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