I already knew that — they could saved a bundle if only they would have listened. It really does pay to teach teachers how to teach better and you can find out who is good just how they handle staff development. Good teachers participate and find something to take home. Bad ones either don’t go, whine that they have to be there, or just sit in a corner like a lump.
I will also say that not every teacher is going to be effective with every student. I’ve not meshed with one or two a year, and it is hard to say why we didn’t get along. I suspect in one kids case, I reminded of his mom and they had a horrible relationship according to dad. In that case, the kid should be allowed to switch classes and find someone they can get along with.
Quoted from http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gBfu1Zu7aIsLeH_NGiMaHbc4AEnQD98F58R80:
The Associated Press: New CEO: Gates Foundation learns from experiments
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spent billions of dollars exploring the idea that smaller high schools might result in higher graduation rates and better test scores. Instead, it found that the key to better education is not necessarily smaller schools but more effective teachers.
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