One of the women in my education masters program came up with the following advertisement to recruit secondary teachers after reading Phil Gang’s Rethinking Education. She did it with a little tongue and cheek, but frankly, it’s spot on!
“Secondary level teacher of ……………required, must have high self esteem, be intelligent, have a full extra curricula life, be open minded, trustworthy, friendly, nice and have a good sense of humor.
Applicant must have empathy and respect for students, knowledge of developmental psychology, be versatile, flexible, and be able to facilitate and mediate in the classroom. They must have good listening skills, a belief in young people, and faith in the future of mankind.”
How amazing. She also expressed (and we at Education and Liberty all agree) that a “teacher” must be a life long learner. She shared this great link by an organizational trouble-shooter, Kevin Eikenberry, about the qualities of a life long learner. The article talks about how we are all really in the business of learning, what that means, and how to get better at it.
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Wonderful! :p