Not exact matches
Head
teacher Mark Elliott says: «The role of the coach is to provide support and
expertise for
teachers it is not to
replace them in the classroom, that approach is neither sustainable nor healthy in the longer term.
And while technology can replicate
teachers»
expertise in dispensing information and assessing students» knowledge of rote facts and skills, it is far from
replacing the
teacher's role in providing expert feedback on critical thinking, communication, and leadership.
If we don't value ourselves as dedicated, committed, well - educated professionals with deep subject matter
expertise and rich pedagogical abilities and understandings, then why be surprised when the reformers suggest that veteran
teachers can be
replaced with uncertified, unqualified Teach for America recruits bolstered by a mere 5 week summer boot camp's worth of «training»?