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Friday, May 5, 2006
What it takes to be a teacher
The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof stirred up a lot of discussions in the edusphere with his column last week arguing that teacher certification process hurt more than it helped.
Was Kristof essentially saying that anyone can teach or that it’s easy to be a teacher? Some bloggers thought so, although Eduwonk’s Andrew Rotherham argues that interpretation misses the point.
The column also prompted a few classroom reality check posts from real teachers who also blog. My favorite was this one by NYC Educator with the great headline — “The Nice Man Cometh.” Check it out.
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