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fclbrokle

Reading Teaching as Leadership

Mar 27, 2010 22:22

I have started reading the book Teaching as Leadership from Steven Farr at Teach for America, and it is deeply insightful. Based on the study of their many teachers over the decades, they have identified what they believe to be the six major factors that the really outstanding teachers share. Their standards are high: they are looking to measure ( Read more... )

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easwaran March 28 2010, 02:38:42 UTC

Sounds very interesting. I hope that numbers 4 and 5 are spelled out in a bit more detail at some point, since they seem potentially quite vacuous.

fclbrokle March 28 2010, 03:04:31 UTC

Each one has a chapter, so I certainly expect it!

Also, thanks for making me reread number 4 --- now I see that I forgot to put in a space. :)

arrowedumbrella March 28 2010, 14:21:09 UTC

I'll be reading your future posts with great interest.

How long have the profiled teachers been teaching?

fclbrokle March 29 2010, 08:00:09 UTC

They state explicitly that their focus is on new teachers (1-2 years), and as far as I can tell (so far) they don't do anything to talk about teachers who've been at it longer. In particular, I can't find any follow-up with the teachers they profile after their first couple of years. This is one place I think the book is really lacking.

I really look forward to your comments as I keep working my way through!