Teacher competence in the subject they teach critical to learning
Despite what trendy education gurus say, a teacher’s competence in their subject makes a noticeable difference to student achievement
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Author: Michael Zwaagstra
Tests help improve student achievement
P.E.I. introduced standardized testing and student achievement substantially improved. Other provinces should take note
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Unions can help teachers resist pointless education fads
Being on the front lines, teachers must implement the latest fads. Then they get blamed when the fads crash and burn
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Market principles offer solutions to teacher shortage
One way to increase the applicants is to make the job more desirable, particularly by paying more
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Reading comprehension depends on content knowledge
A student may be able to decode every single word in an article but still be clueless about the meaning since they know virtually nothing about the subject
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