SCHOOL LEADER LINK | NOVEMBER 2016

Last year a teacher surveyed her students to determine what they believe makes a great teacher. The results of the survey stated that a teacher who shows he/she cares is the most important factor in determining a good teacher. Having content knowledge and providing a safe environment closely followed. These are not surprising results. Thinking back on your own favorite teachers, you probably have the same characteristics come to mind.

A few months ago, another teacher published a blog titled, How Would My Favorite Teacher Do on Today's Teacher Evaluations? Great topic! You can view the blog post here.

The teacher-blogger contends that her own favorite teacher would not perform very well on the evaluation system on which she is currently evaluated. She makes arguments that her favorite teacher's best qualities, such as showing emotion, connecting through storytelling, and humanizing self-deprecation, are not present in modern teacher evaluation systems. The teacher she describes loved his content, loved his students, and clearly loved teaching. He sounds wonderful. He sounds exactly like the teacher the surveyed students say make the best teachers.

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