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The Difference Between "Best Practices" and Teacher Expertise - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson

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The Difference Between “Best Practices” and Teacher Expertise

by JOSE VILSON on JULY 29, 2013


My latest at TransformED. It’s been a long time, but I thought I’d share. Check this:
Obviously, I would love for the students to prove me wrong, but in my experience, I haven’t yet. If anything, it tells me that, if I know the existing issues, I can spend more time working with students and getting deeper into my students’ academic and personal needs. Autonomy in teaching is slowly becoming lost in the profession, and we need to take it back. We need to establish our expertise, and have confidence in our decisions when they’re based on experience.
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