Reading through the Winter edition of American Educator magazine (okay and watching a LOT of football) and wanted to share some great points...
From the article about charter schools, "...students have a better chance of building deep knowledge and honing critical thinking skills in schools where teachers have voice and student bodies are integrated" (4-5) [emphasis mine]. Interesting article about the lack of unionization and teacher contracts in charter schools today versus Albert Shanker's original intent.
Why Teacher Voice Matters: "Schools in which teachers have more control over key schoolwide and classroom decisions have fewer problems with student misbehavior, show more collegiality and cooperation among teachers and administrators, have a more committed and engaged teaching staff, and do a better job of retaining their teachers" (6) [emphasis mine].
And if you have 8 minutes to spare, there is also a great article about the evolution of teacher librarians!
From the article about charter schools, "...students have a better chance of building deep knowledge and honing critical thinking skills in schools where teachers have voice and student bodies are integrated" (4-5) [emphasis mine]. Interesting article about the lack of unionization and teacher contracts in charter schools today versus Albert Shanker's original intent.
Why Teacher Voice Matters: "Schools in which teachers have more control over key schoolwide and classroom decisions have fewer problems with student misbehavior, show more collegiality and cooperation among teachers and administrators, have a more committed and engaged teaching staff, and do a better job of retaining their teachers" (6) [emphasis mine].
And if you have 8 minutes to spare, there is also a great article about the evolution of teacher librarians!
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