What makes a teacher great?
In this era of standardization and scripted curricula, why aren’t all teachers great? What does ‘great’ even mean in this context? Does great mean good test scores? Today that is the only measure that really matters, but if you ask any individual person about their favorite teacher or what teacher made the most difference in their life, their answers will not have anything to do with tools, or pedagogy, and everything to do with connection. Connection to students, connection to content, ability to connect students to the content. And the secret sauce to connection is love. This is not my video but it is one of my favorite videos of Fred Rogers, the greatest hero of my life. Enjoy ❤️
Oh gosh, yes, thank you. Your words are relevant today. I just got back from a meeting this afternoon in which teachers were given a script of what to say in their (wildly ranging) classes. How silly.
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