I was part of a story on New Jersey Public TV’s News with Mary Alice Williams last night. The feature report was on the issue of teacher retention and the future of the profession:
The full story with text and user comments can be found here.
From the interview with me:
One longtime South Jersey teacher says we’re losing the art of teaching and putting too much emphasis on the science of teaching. And here at Seton Hall University, Dr. Katz says that’s a result of the push and the urge to reform.
“We are looking for teacher effectiveness in a lot of the wrong places. It’s not that teachers shouldn’t be held accountable for teaching students. Obviously, they should be. But, the impact that a teacher has on a young person goes well beyond what can be measured on standardized tests — academically, socially, emotionally. How do you measure inspiration? And that’s a reallyimportant part of what our best teachers do,” Katz said.
Daniel Katz, Ph.D. 