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The way teachers are trained in undergraduate school is backward - it should be less theory and more practice. Save the theory for the master's program. We should look at Iceland and see how they do it. We should incorporate as much of Iceland's practices as possible.

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The knowledge that most of the students' parents barely got an education themselves, so they can't expect a lot of help from the homefront.

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Student feedback, even the little kids!
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I am a member of the Westport, Connecticut Public Schools Board of Education. We are a high performing school district and we discuss teacher performance, including attracting, retaining and maintaining high quality teachers on a frequent basis.

Our experience is that while pay and benefits are important, it's not all.

Of equal importance is an environment where the teachers are encouraged to perform, are provided with opportunities to grow, and peers, administrators, parents and community support the school system.

We have worked hard for many years to develop an environment of learning not only for our students, but for everyone in our town and it has worked out well for us and especially our students.

If you would like to discuss our experiences, please contact me. Mark Mathias, 203-226-1791, mark@mathias.org

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Tenure and other benefits. Also, get rid of programs like Teach for America and focus on career educators.

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There should be a more stringent and thorough teacher training program in the colleges. Many student teachers are not engaging students throughout their student teaching courses. You evaluate teachers by observing them and giving them constructive, not destructive criticism. You have to have small classes with up to date technology. The NYC public school system is over loaded with administrators that drain the budget. Give the teachers a real living wage.

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