The Tetchy Teacher

July 16, 2009

Teachers as miracle workers

Filed under: Newsfeeds — tetchy teacher @ 12:06 pm

Speaking to the American Federation of Teachers on Monday, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said, ‘Great teachers are performng miracles every single day.” Later on, when asked during a press conference about what makes a good teacher, he replied, “An effective teacher? They walk on water.”


Should teachers be expected to perform miracles? Is that language helpful, misleading or pandering? More below….

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