THE GREAT FALLACY
The following quote was taken from one of the many Chicago Tribune’s teacher bashing editorials.
“Teachers’ performance in the classroom is most crucial to students’ success.”
NO, SORRY, IT’S NOT ! If only it was that simple.
There’s a reason why students from underprivileged areas and from broken homes underperform in the classroom. There are also dozens of factors that hinder a student’s progress, all of which are out of a teacher’s control. Most people seem to understand that, but not the Chicago Tribune.
Is a doctor the most important factor in the outcome of a patient with incurable cancer ? Is a dentist the most important factor in the ability to save a tooth that was hopelessly decayed before the person ever saw the dentist ? Is an auto mechanic the most important factor in fixing the engine of a car that was completely ruined when
“Teachers’ performance in the classroom is most crucial to students’ success.”
NO, SORRY, IT’S NOT ! If only it was that simple.
There’s a reason why students from underprivileged areas and from broken homes underperform in the classroom. There are also dozens of factors that hinder a student’s progress, all of which are out of a teacher’s control. Most people seem to understand that, but not the Chicago Tribune.
Is a doctor the most important factor in the outcome of a patient with incurable cancer ? Is a dentist the most important factor in the ability to save a tooth that was hopelessly decayed before the person ever saw the dentist ? Is an auto mechanic the most important factor in fixing the engine of a car that was completely ruined when