Education Intelligence Agency. School – Closing Gaps. Discerning Teacher Quality So as you try to determine whether your child has been assigned to a high-quality teacher, be prepared to ask a lot of questions: What subjects did my child’s teachers major and minor in? How long has he been teaching? What were the results of her most recent evaluation? And if you know students who’ve been taught in the past by your child’s teacher, ask what they think. Used Properly, Testing is an Asset, Not a Hindrance Those who argue for the “reintroduction” of curricular versatility forget that our schools were not doing such a great job before the law demanded more standardized testing. Beware Teachers With ‘Pobrecita Syndrome’ But the cost of low academic expectations became painfully clear to Maria a few months later. The Hard Questions Teachers in training need access to opportunities to learn the best classroom practices from the strongest teachers.
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