Jul 12 2009
School 2.0 Bookmarks (weekly)
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Education Week: Top-Scoring Nations Share Strategies on Teachers – Annotated
American education officials trying to learn from the policies and practices of top-performing nations seem to have two exemplary models in Singapore and Finland.
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the selection of teachers is heavily directed by the central government, specifically the Ministry of Education, and the candidates are elite: The government recruits from the top third of graduating classes, Ms. Gek said.
- I’m sure they miss out on some fantastic teachers, but one can’t argue with quality if it is measured holistically. I wonder how they determine “elite”. – post by ransomtech
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receiving at least 100 hours of professional development annually
- Wow… we could learn a thing or two from this statement alone. – post by ransomtech
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“how to maintain good working conditions in schools”; national leaders believe such conditions are essential to luring talented people into classrooms and keeping them there.
- Makes more sense to me this way – to attract folks who want to be there rather than recruiting the top tier based on grades. – post by ransomtech
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nd teachers routinely assess students’ progress in class, in order to improve instruction, he said.
- This is how it should be. We do need to prepare our teachers better to be effective assessors of student learning. I don’t think that we do a good enough job in this area at all. – post by ransomtech
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erhaps not surprisingly, one common feature of the Singaporean and Finnish education systems—like those of some other high-achieving nations—is the respect that their societies have for educators, and the general view of teaching as a top-tier profession.
In Finland, Mr. Lankinen said, “people dream to be teachers.”
- … something that IS broken in this country. – post by ransomtech
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