....Ten thousand times more effective than other teachers.
The hype grows and grows and grows. The Detroit News editorial today says:
Bring 'Marine Corps' of teachers to Detroit schools
Guess who they are talking about?
A growing [like a fungus] body of [uncited] research shows Teach for America instructors' impact on student academic achievement is two to three times that of teachers who have three years of experience.
Wow! The factor of effectiveness keeps growing - like Pinocchio's nose.
Last week we read this:
What's the Best Way to Make Teachers?
A new federal study on teacher quality has found that teachers who enter teaching through an alternative route have roughly the same impact on student achievement as teachers who come from regular teacher education programs.
As we all know from these growing studies, TFA first year teachers are at least thousands of times more effective than any other teachers that ever lived. That ought to raise Socrates from the dead. Of course all these "studies" are based on test results and no other factors. I knew every trick in the book on getting good results, tricks that I used sparingly because they cheated the kids of real teaching time. If I were still teaching, I could be the most effective teacher ever and qualify for all sorts of bonuses. Darn!
You can read both articles at Norms Notes:
Studies Show Teach for America Teachers Are...
