The Anatomy of a Great Teacher

THE ANATOMY OF A A GREAT TEACHER CHANGES THE LIVES OF THEIR STUDENTS FOREVER; THEY INSTILL CONFIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE IN EVERY STUDENT WHO GREAT TEACHER CROSSES THEIR PATH. WHAT MAKES A GREAT TEACHER, AND HOW DO THEY TREAT THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR CLASSROOM? FIND OUT WHERE TEACHERS FIT INTO OUR SOCIETY, AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN AMERICA. FAST FACTS ABOUT EDUCATION AND TEACHERS IN AMERICA GREAT TEACHERS: ADJUST TEACHING STRATEGIES AND LESSON PLANS TO CATER TO THEIR STUDENT'S NEEDS THERE WERE 7.2 MILLION TEACHERS IN THE U.S. IN 2009 IDENTIFY AMBITIOUS GOALS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR TEACHING ENCOURAGE FAMILY PARTICIPATION IN THEIR PROGRAMS & ADVOCATE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL THERE WILL BE NEARLY 8.3 MILLION FOCUS ON STUDENT LEARNING THE VALUE OF CLASS TIME INCREASING TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN THE U.S. BY 2020 WITH A PROJECTED GROWTH RATE OF MORE THAN 15% DELIVER TOP-NOTCH EDUCATION IN THE CLASSROOM, DESPITE THE OUTSIDE FORCES OF POVERTY, BUREAUCRACY AND BUDGETARY SHORTFALLS TEACHING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE 2012 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR TREAT STANDARDIZED TESTS AS A TARGET FOR STUDENTS, NOT AS A METRIC FOR LESSON PLAN START REVOLUTIONS IF WE CHANGE TO FIT WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE SAYS KIDS NEED AND THAT PERSON WORKS IN AN OFFICE AND HASN'T SEEN A KID SINCE 1992, WE WOULD NOT BE GIVING KIDS WHAT GREAT TEACHERS KNOW THEY NEED. DEVELOPMENT THOSE TESTS ARE SO NARROW THAT IF YOU TRIED TO TEACH KIDS JUST THOSE THINGS, THEY'D HAVE A WARPED AND WEIRD EDUCATION. TEACHERS THAT SEE STANDARDIZED TESTS AS AN ESSENTIAL GAUGE OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT 28% ENGLISH TEACHER MAKE PERSONAL SACRIFICES FOR STUDENTS REBECCA MIELIWOCKI I'M SEEING MORE HUNGRY, HUNGRY KIDS; IT'S TROUBLING. I'M ALREADY SPENDING HALF OF MY PAYCHECK ON TEACHING SUPPLIES. NOW THE REST IS TO FEED HUNGRY STUDENTS. THAT STATISTIC THAT THE AVERAGE TEACHER SPENDS $400 A YEAR ON STUDENTS-I LAUGHED. IT'S MUCH CLOSER TO $2,000 OR $3,000. I KEEP TRACK. PRIORITIZE LEARNING, BUT SHOW COMPASSION FOR STUDENTS IN NEED 46% OF TEACHERS SAID THEY WORK MORE THAN 20 HOURS PER WEEK OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM THE PRIORITY HAS TO BE ON LEARNING. SHE ALSO USES HER LUNCH TO HELP WITH HOMEWORK, REPORT WORKING AND 31% EXTRA 11-20 HOURS PER WEEK ENSURES EACH STUDENT HAS A RIDE, AND IF A STUDENT HAS BEEN WEARING THE SAME DIRTY CLOTHES FOR SOME TIME, SHE'LL LAUNDER IT GREAT TEACHERS CHANGE THE WORLD THE IMPACT TEACHERS HAVE ON A STUDENT'S EDUCATION IS PROFOUND; THE GREATER THE TEACHER, THE BETTER THE EDUCATION INVESTING IN AMERICA'S TEACHERS IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF AMERICA. GREAT TEACHERS SHOULD CARE ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS AND GO THE EXTRA MILE TO ENSURE QUALITY EDUCATION. NOTABLE PEOPLE INFLUENCED BY TEACHERS BILL GATES MICROSOFT FOUNDER THOUGH MR. SAL KHAN ISN'T EXACTLY GATES' TEACHER, GATES IS AN AVID PROPONENT OF THE HARVARD MBA/FORMER HEDGE FUND MANAGER, WHO OFFERS ONLINE FREE MINI-LECTURES ON MYRIAD TOPICS. SETH GODIN ENTREPRENEUR GODIN PRAISES HIS THIRD AND FIFTH GRADE TEACHER, MR. JONATHAN GUILLAUME, FOR ALWAYS ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO BE INQUISITIVE AND CHALLENGE THE RULES. WARREN BUFFETT INVESTOR BUFFETT WAS SO GREATLY INSPIRED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR BEN GRAHAM THAT HIS SON'S MIDDLE NAME IS GRAHAM. BUFFET, ALWAYS HOOKED ON HIS TWO-HOUR LESSONS, SAW THAT GRAHAM SIMPLY LOVED TO TEACH. OPRAH WINFREY ENTREPRENEUR WINFREY CREDITS HER FOURTH GRADE TEACHER, MS. MARY DUNCAN, WITH INSPIRING HER LOVE OF LEARNING, ULTIMATELY DRIVING HER SUCCESS. BUZZ ALDRIN ASTRONAUT ALDRIN'S HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER, MR. LEACH, HELPED ALDRIN REACH THE TOP OF HIS CLASS IN MATH AT WEST POINT US MILITARY ACADEMY. PROVIDED BY: TOPTEACHINGCOLLEGES.NET SOURCES HTTP://WwW.TIME.COM/TIME/MAGAZINE/ARTICLE/0,9171,1713473-1,00.HTML HTTP://WwW.BLS.GOV/OOH/ABOUT/PROJECTIONS-OVERVIEW.HTM HTTP://PEOPLE.HOWSTUFFWORKS.COM/PUBLIC-SCHOOLS.HTM HTTP://wwW.BROADEDUCATION.ORG/ABOUT/CRISIS_STATS.HTML HTTP://WwW.THEATLANTIC.COM/MAGAZINE/ARCHIVE/2010/01/WHAT-MAKES-A-GREAT-TEACHER/7841/2/ HTTP://SCHOLASTICADMINISTRATOR.TYPEPAD.COM/THISWEEKINEDUCATION/2012/04/BRUNO-MOST-TEACHER S-THINK-STANDARDIZED-TEST-RESULTS-ARE-IMPORTANT.HTML HTTP://NEATODAY.ORG/2011/01/07/LONG-DAYS-GROWING-CHALLENGES/ HTTP://WwW.POST-GAZETTE.COM/STORIES/OPINION/PERSPECTIVES/WHAT-MAKES-A-GREAT-TEACHER-LETS-AS K-THE-NATIONAL-TEACHER-OF-THE-YEAR-636741/ HTTP://NCES.ED.GOV/SURVEYS/FRSS/PUBLICATIONS/98032/ HTTP://MONEY.CNN.COM/2010/08/23/TECHNOLOGY/SAL_KHAN_ACADEMY.FORTUNE/INDEX.HTM HTTP://MYTEACHERMYHERO.COM/STORY/44/USA/NY/WILLIAMSVILLE/SETH-GODIN/ HTTP://WwW.KENNEDY-CENTER.ORG/PROGRAMS/AWARDS/SONDHEIM/ASSETS/BUFFETTGRAHAM.PDF HTTP://WwW.NEA.ORG/ASSETS/DOCS/HE/COMPLETE_THANK_YOU_LIST_CC_042408.PDF HTTP://MYTEACHERMYHERO.COM/STORY/174/USA/CA/MODESTO/BUZZ-ALDRIN/