Today's Life Choices: "The Art of Teaching"

This show featured a number of education practitioners, leaders, and scholars discussing the art of teaching. Al Shanker shares his thoughts on the need to make teaching a more respected profession. He insists on higher standards for entry into the field, and he urges higher salaries and better working conditions to attract the type of person who can meet those higher standards. Shanker notes that the low status attached to teaching is part of the problem with the education system.

Location: 
national
Size: 
12 pages
Date: 
1991-12-30
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