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Username: swalden

Join Date: 21/01/2010

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The Education Trust conducted a similar study in numerous schools 6 or 7 years ago and voila' teachers made a huge difference!! These are summaries - I couldn't find the original research.

http://www.edtrust.org/dc/publication/the-real-value-of-teachers-using-new-information-about-teacher-effectiveness-to-close

http://www.edtrust.org/dc/publication/teaching-inequality-how-poor-and-minority-students-are-shortchanged-on-teacher-qualit

Re: What Makes a Great Teacher?

Well this blows the theory out of the water that alternatively certified teachers are the worst thing to hit classrooms - TFA teachers are alternatively certified.

I read Katie Haycock (Hancock?) from Education Trust report very similar information about quality teachers making a huge difference in "hopeless" schools at the CASMEO summit several years ago! Hopefully someone will start listening soon....

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