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y enabling all of their teachers to enter high-quality preparation programs, generally at the masters’ degree level, where they receive a salary while they prepare.
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And they work in schools that are equitably funded and well-resourced with the latest technology and materials.
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he Singaporean Minister explicitly noted that his country’s well-developed teacher evaluation system does not “digitally rank or calibrate teachers,” and focuses instead on how well teachers develop the whole child and contribute to each others’ efforts and to the welfare of the whole school.
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to teaching almost diametrically opposed to that pursued by the highest-achieving nations
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Those who work in poor districts will not only earn less than their colleagues in wealthy schools, but they will pay for many of their students’ books and supplies themselves
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Officials from countries like Finland and Singapore described how they have built a high-performing teaching profession by enabling all of their teachers to enter
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Clearly, another first is called for if we are ever to regain our educational standing in the world: A first step toward finally taking teaching seriously in America.
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dwenmothThe first ever International Summit on Teaching, convened last week in New York City, showed perhaps more clearly than ever that the United States has been pursuing an approach to teaching almost diametrically opposed to that pursued by the highest-achieving nations.
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International Summit on Teaching
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And it was, perhaps, the first time that the growing de-professionalization of teaching in America was recognized as out of step with the strategies pursued by the world’s educational leaders.
Evidence presented at the s ummit showed that, with dwindling supports, most teachers in the United States must go into debt in order to prepare for an occupation that pays them, on average, 60% of the salaries earned by other college graduates. Those who work in poor districts will not only earn less than their colleagues in wealthy schools, but they will pay for many of their students’ books and supplies themselves.
And with states’ willingness to lower standards rather than raise salaries for the teachers of the poor, a growing number of recruits enter with little prior training, trying to learn on-the-job with the uneven mentoring provided by cash-strapped districts. It is no wonder that a third of U.S. beginners leave within the first five years, and those with the least training leave at more than twice the rate of those who are well-prepared.
Perhaps most stunning was the detailed statement of the Chinese Minister of Education who described how – in the poor states which lag behind the star provinces of Hong Kong and Shanghai – billions of yuen are being spent on a fast-paced plan to improve millions of teachers’ preparation and professional development, salaries, working conditions and living conditions (including building special teachers’ housing) The initial efforts to improve teachers’ knowledge and skills and stem attrition are being rapidly scaled up as their success is proved. -
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Laurie PitcherArticle on teachers. "The contrasts to the American attitude toward teachers and teaching could not have been more stark."
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Krista SlyNeglecting our most important resource! RT @garystager -might be the most imprtnt article re: education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc
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S J RRT @benchun: private school kids tell us how to fix public schools: http://nyti.ms/eXNaVP but other nations just pay teachers more: http ...
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Neil BlumengartenLinda Darling-Hammond contrasts US teacher-bashing vs. policies of high-performing nations: http://tinyurl.com/4ol6bgq
– Diane Ravitch (DianeRavitch) http://twitter.com/DianeRavitch/status/54677590916595713high-performing nations The Answer Sheet Linda Darling-Hammond Teacher Bashing
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Cindy Marston3/23/11 article about a teaching summit and how the US is far behind other nations in valuing teachers.
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they receive a salary while they prepare. There they learn research-based teaching strategies and train with experts in model schools attached to their universities. They enter a well-paid profession – in Singapore earning as much as beginning doctors -- where they are supported by mentor teachers and have 15 or more hours a week to work and learn together – engaging in shared planning, action research, lesson study, and observations in each other’s classrooms. And they work in schools that are equitably funded and well-resourced with the latest technology and materials.
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The Singaporean Minister explicitly noted that his country’s well-developed teacher evaluation system does not “digitally rank or calibrate teachers,” and focuses instead on how well teachers develop the whole child and contribute to each others’ efforts and to the welfare of the whole school.
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Sara Wilkie"There they learn research-based teaching strategies and train with experts in model schools attached to their universities. They enter a well-paid profession – in Singapore earning as much as beginning doctors -- where they are supported by mentor teachers and have 15 or more hours a week to work and learn together – engaging in shared planning, action research, lesson study, and observations in each other’s classrooms. And they work in schools that are equitably funded and well-resourced with the latest technology and materials. "
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Those who stay are likely to work in egg-crate classrooms with few opportunities to collaborate with one another. In many districts, they will have little more than “drive-by” workshops for professional development, and – if they can find good learning opportunities, they will pay for most of it out of their own pockets.
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Jason Christiansenhe first ever International Summit on Teaching, convened last week in New York City, showed perhaps more clearly than ever that the United States has been pursuing an approach to teaching almost diametrically opposed to that pursued by the highest-achieving nations.
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the United States has been pursuing an approach to teaching almost diametrically opposed to that pursued by the highest-achieving nations.
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taking a first step beyond the parochialism that has held us back while others have surged ahead educationally.
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it was, perhaps, the first time that the growing de-professionalization of teaching in America was recognized as out of step with the strategies pursued by the world’s educational leaders.
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Those who work in poor districts will not only earn less than their colleagues in wealthy schools, but they will pay for many of their students’ books and supplies themselves.
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It is no wonder that a third of U.S. beginners leave within the first five years, and those with the least training leave at more than twice the rate of those who are well-prepared.
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In many districts, they will have little more than “drive-by” workshops for professional development
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And efforts like those in Wisconsin to eliminate collective bargaining create the prospect that salaries and working conditions will sink even lower, making teaching an unattractive career for anyone with other professional options.
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Officials from countries like Finland and Singapore described how they have built a high-performing teaching profession by enabling all of their teachers to enter high-quality preparation programs, generally at the masters’ degree level, where they receive a salary while they prepare.
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There they learn research-based teaching strategies and train with experts in model schools attached to their universities.
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They enter a well-paid profession – in Singapore earning as much as beginning doctors -- where they are supported by mentor teachers and have 15 or more hours a week to work and learn together – engaging in shared planning, action research, lesson study, and observations in each other’s classrooms. And they work in schools that are equitably funded and well-resourced with the latest technology and materials.
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The Singaporean Minister explicitly noted that his country’s well-developed teacher evaluation system does not “digitally rank or calibrate teachers,” and focuses instead on how well teachers develop the whole child and contribute to each others’ efforts and to the welfare of the whole school.
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Ben JonesThis might be the most important article about education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc Share widely!
– Gary Stager, Ph.D. (garystager) http://twitter.com/garystager/status/50702481965068288 -
Sheryl A. McCoyWhat's up with our nation's bully behavior towards teachers?
education teaching Darling-Hammond international reform Teachers
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Molly MyersNeglecting our most important resource! RT @garystager -might be the most imprtnt article re: education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc
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Josh AllenRT @garystager: This might be the most important article about education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc Share widely! [Agreed]
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Lew DouglasInteresting comparison of the value countries place on teacher support and preparation.
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Mark ManningRT @garystager: This might be the most important article about education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc Share widely! [Agreed]
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Dan AginsRT @garystager: This might be the most important article about education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc Share widely! [Agreed]
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Mary Ann Reilly“@garystager: This might be the most important article about education in some time. http://t.co/ZCtOWFH Share widely! #Msdthink please read
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John GraneyRT @garystager: This might be the most important article about education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc Share widely! [Agreed]
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Cathy BrophyThis might be the most important article about education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc Share widely!
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Andrew WilliamsonGreat article highlighting the 'stark contrasts' that were drawn out as US gov officials met Finnish and Singaporean officials
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Michelle KrillRT @garystager: This might be the most important article about education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc Share widely! [Agreed]
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Megan HowardThis might be the most important article about education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc Share widely!
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Jonathan BeckerClearly, another first is called for if we are ever to regain our educational standing in the world: A first step toward finally taking teaching seriously in America. Will our leaders be willing to take that step? Or will we devolve into a third class power because we have neglected our most important resource for creating a first-class system of education?
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G HublerRT @willrich45: RT @garystager: This might be the most important article about education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc Share widel ...
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The first ever International Summit on Teaching, convened last week in New York City, showed perhaps more clearly than ever that the United States has been pursuing an approach to teaching almost diametrically opposed to that pursued by the highest-achieving nations.
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In a statement rarely heard these days in the United States, the Finnish Minister of Education launched the first session of last week’s with the words: “We are very proud of our teachers.” Her statement was so appreciative of teachers’ knowledge, skills, and commitment that one of the U.S. participants later confessed that he thought she was the teacher union president, who, it turned out, was sitting beside her agreeing with her account of their jointly-constructed profession.
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. It was the first time the United States invited other nations to our shores to learn from them about how to improve schools
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It was the first time that government officials and union leaders from 16 nations met together in candid conversations that found substantial consensus about how to create a well-prepared and accountable teaching profession.
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the first time that the growing de-professionalization of teaching in America was recognized as out of step with the strategies pursued by the world’s educational leaders.
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Jeff R.RT @BeckyFisher73: Wow - this is powerful - http://wapo.st/icFk2W - Darling-Hammond: U.S. vs highest-achieving nations in education
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Lorri CarrollThis might be the most important article about education in some time. http://wapo.st/dM4Fmc Share widely!
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Jennifer DalbyThis is an important article about our education system. I think the paragraph about "drive-by" professional development gets at what I was speaking of last night. Budgets for teacher professional development are rapidly decreasing, and we are being forced to learn on our own time with our own dollars. This is why I'm so insistent upon "learning to learn." My hope is that you all get the opportunity to work in an environment where your professional development is valued and encouraged.
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A PortnerWOW - treat teachers with respect, train them well and pay them what they're worth without bashing them publicly - what a concept! Great opinion article about how other countries treat teachers and find student success.
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Brendan McIsaacInteresting comparison between US and top performing systems - Policy makers love to point out how top performing nations outscore us but are proposing the opposite of everything those nations do to ensure quality.
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“We are very proud of our teachers.”
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There were many “firsts” in this remarkable Summit.
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enabling all of their teachers to enter high-quality preparation programs, generally at the masters’ degree level, where they receive a salary while they prepare.
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upported by mentor teachers and have 15 or more hours a week to work and learn together – engaging in shared planning, action research, lesson study, and observations in each other’s classrooms.
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there was no teacher-bashing,
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The Singaporean Minister explicitly noted that his country’s well-developed teacher evaluation system does not “digitally rank or calibrate teachers,” and focuses instead on how well teachers develop the whole child and contribute to each others’ efforts and to the welfare of the whole school.
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