In addition to other factors that may play a role in a teacher's success — such as a teacher's enjoyment of teaching and motivation and inspiration to teach10 — developing expertise in any field requires intense, sustained, and deliberate practice designed specifically to maximize improvement.11 This is true for professionals as diverse as elite athletes, surgeons, 12 musicians, chess players, computer programmers, and scientists.13 Why wouldn't the same hold true for teacher
In addition to other factors that may play a role
in a teacher's success — such as a teacher's enjoyment of teaching and motivation and inspiration to teach10 — developing expertise in any field requires intense, sustained, and deliberate practice designed specifically to maximize improvement.11 This is true for professionals as diverse as elite athletes, surgeons, 12 musicians, chess players, computer programmers, and scientists.13 Why wouldn't the same hold true for teacher
in a teacher's
success — such as a teacher's enjoyment of teaching and motivation and inspiration to teach10 — developing expertise
in any field requires intense, sustained, and deliberate practice designed specifically to maximize improvement.11 This is true for professionals as diverse as elite athletes, surgeons, 12 musicians, chess players, computer programmers, and scientists.13 Why wouldn't the same hold true for teacher
in any
field requires intense, sustained, and deliberate practice designed specifically to maximize improvement.11 This is
true for professionals as diverse as elite athletes, surgeons, 12 musicians, chess players, computer programmers, and scientists.13 Why wouldn't the same hold
true for teachers?
The theory's detractors contend that
success in lure coursing trials does not
in and of itself make a dog a
true sighthound, and further bolster their contention by pointing out that ridgebacks are very poor performers when allowed to run
in unofficial open
field courses where they typically can not keep up with the
true sighthounds.