Seven key principles from Finland for building a culture of trust in schools
around the world. In the spring of 2018, thousands of teachers across the United
States―in states like Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Arizona―walked off their jobs
while calling for higher wages and better working conditions. Ultimately, these
American educators trumpeted a simple request: treat us like professionals.
Teachers in many other countries feel the same way as their US counterparts. In
Teachers We Trust presents a compelling vision, offering practical ideas for
educators and school leaders wishing to develop teacher-powered education
systems. It reveals why teachers in Finland hold high status, and shows what the
country’s trust- based school system looks like in action. Pasi Sahlberg and
Timothy D. Walker suggest seven key principles for building a culture of trust
in schools, from offering clinical training for future teachers to encouraging
student agency to fostering a collaborative professionalism among educators. In
Teachers We Trust is essential reading for all teachers, administrators, and
parents who entrust their children to American schools.
What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. The short answer is--it's not what teachers do, it's what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture notes matter less than the special way teachers comprehend the subject and value human learning. Whether historians or physicists, in El Paso or St. Paul, the best teachers know their subjects inside and out--but they also know how to engage and challenge students and to provoke impassioned responses. Most of all, they believe two things fervently: that teaching matters and that students can learn. In stories both humorous and touching, Bain describes examples of ingenuity and compassion, of students' discoveries of new ideas and the depth of their own potential. What the Best College Teachers Do is a tre...
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