Thompson: The Challenges Of Coaching Veteran Teachers
Atul Gawande says that surgery is not like teaching where your best work is behind you by the age of thirty. Just kidding! In fact, Gawande's New Yorker article, "Personal Best" explains the value of programs for coaching teachers to demonstrate its potential in transforming doctors' practice. As Gawande explains, "coaching" is just a fancy term for "teaching" and its most effective technique "is just conversation." However,