Vicki Phillips, head of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's education philanthropy and activism group, offers reasons why traditional systems of measuring and rewarding teachers -- including degree- and seniority-based compensation -- are ineffective in finding high-quality instructors (and complicate education reform). The speech is before the National PTA Convention (full video is available at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/7638167).
In any job, EXPERIENCE is valued!
Look at the classified ads:
"Must have EXPERIENCE!"
"EXPERIENCED preferred!"
"Willing to train the right person!'
In the WAITING FOR SUPERMAN movie, Geoffrey Canada states, " I actually know how hard it is to be a GOOD teacher.
It took me 3 years to become a DECENT teacher, BEFORE I really LEARNED my CRAFT.
And then in about 5 years, I was a MASTER teacher."
MsJanetWood 1 year ago