The Achievement Gap and Teacher Training
Note: The tone of this post is a little more serious and it has no very little swearing. I know that will turn some people off, and I apologize.
Under normal circumstances, analogies between teachers and doctors trigger in me a powerful, irresistible gag reflex. I hate reading about how we both have a practice, for example. However, I have found a place where the analogy between teachers and doctors makes sense, but only if we proceed seriously and follow where it leads.
Be warned.
It leads us to a very expensive, inconvenient and time-consuming place. It leads us to a disruptive place where the value of sloppy but lucrative teacher preparation programs is sharply questioned. It leads us to a place where teachers will be forced to invest more and be far more deliberate as they decide to take up this job. It’s a place where poli
