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Dexter Chapin’s Master Teachers « Cooperative Catalyst

Dexter Chapin’s Master Teachers « Cooperative Catalyst

Dexter Chapin’s Master Teachers

Posted on March 16, 2011 by zoeweil

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I recently read Dexter Chapin’s excellent book, Master Teachers: Making a Difference on the Edge of Chaos and underlined more passages than I had in any book in years. For my blog today, I wanted to share some of them.

“Nothing the federal government, the state government, or the school district does will improve education and schooling nearly as much as recognizing the impact and magic created by a master teacher connecting with students.”

“What really sets teachers apart are two traits. The first is that teachers are idealists. To a person, they believe the world can be a