What's The Matter With Teachers?

In a report he co-authored on what America can learn from top-scoring countries, Andreas Schleicher wrote that while the U.S. may have been the first country to offer young people a free secondary education, which reaped tremendous economic benefits, our lackluster performance today can be traced, in part, to how we treat our teachers. He said, in essence, that the U.S. could improve its education system by giving its teachers good training, then letting them do their jobs like, well, professionals.
From an article in the Seattle Times, "What's the matter with teachers today?". A very good look at the history of the teaching profession and a look to the future. Click here to read the full article.