Discusses the profession of teaching. Considers if it truly meets certain standards set for a "profession." Describes the power a teacher has in a student's daily routine work.
Discusses the difficulties teachers encounter in trying to teach students how to solve complex problems. Also discusses how a teacher used pictures in teach her students about World War II.
Summary of an article by Marshall Welch called "Descriptive Analysis of Team Teaching in Two Elementary Classrooms: A Formative Experimental Approach." The study found that team teaching resulting in post-test mean scores that were higher than pretest mean scores for reading and spelling in both schools. Opinions from the author are included.
Teachers play a crucial and vital role in the molding of students, who constitute a nation's future human resource. They guide students to attain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the world. Nations are the way they are and will be in part because of their teachers.